History of World Suicide Prevention Day

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History of World Suicide Prevention Day

By Staff Reporter: ​10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day. The day was first observed in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) which was founded in Vienna in 1960 by Prof. Erwin Ringel and Dr. Norman Faberlow and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO). 































IASP now consists of experts and volunteers from 77 different countries. It is a non-governmental organization dedicated to suicide prevention.