Killing the stigma - SUICIDE Prevention

  September 10th is WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY.
   This year's theme by the International association for Suicide Prevention is                      
                                  "Working Together to Prevent Suicide".
  prevent suicide...as family, friend, colleague, neighbor.
Suicide is now a Global epidemic with 800,000 lives lost to suicide each year. 
RISK factors 

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