Each year on 10 September World Suicide Prevention Day is marked, it is an awareness day  to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides

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In light of WSPD, where this year's theme is connections, we wanted to share some helpful websites and resources:

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Every Life Matters - have provided a number of digital resources to help get conversations started

Samaritans - provide facts and figures to make suicide prevention a priority

NHS - a range of information including useful helpline numbers,coping and what to do if you are worried about someone

National Suicide Prevention Alliance - Discuss how connection is important within suicide prevention

International Association for Suicide Prevention - hold a number of resources and films around suicide prevention

Young Minds - provide information and support to young people around suicide

Papyrus - support the prevention of young suicide

Public Health Scotland - Animations for supportive conversations on mental health and suicide

Health Scotland - A guide to talking, listening and reducing stigma around suicide

United to Prevent Suicide - urging people to sign up to play their role in preventing suicide, a range of resources are provided to anyone registering (you can find their art of conversation book at the bottom of this page or contact thrive.edinburgh@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk for more suicide prevention information)

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You'll be redirected straight to the selected website from the links in bold above

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If you want to know more about WSPD or the work that Thrive are doing to support this then please get in touch