Your Need To Know 93 Suicide Prevention

Leilani Tizon, Suicide Prevention Advocate is Catherine's guest on this Your Need To Know. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. National Suicide Prevention Week is September 9 – 15, 2018, with World Suicide Prevention Day on the 10th. During this week and day, individuals and organizations alike will be drawing attention to the problem of suicide and advocating the prevention of this terrible tragedy. Suicide is a national health problem that currently ranks as the 2nd leading cause of death for ages 10 – 24. Suicide is also one of the leading causes of preventable death in our nation. Fairfax Out of the Darkness Walk on Sept. 29th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Veteran’s Amphitheater in Fairfax City (at City Hall) www.AFSP.org/Fairfax (For information and to Register for Walk in Fairfax City Sept. 29th) National Suicide Prevention Walk in DC on Oct. 20th (Beads) 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Lincoln Memorial in DC www.AFSP.org/DC (For information and to Register for Walk) Website: www.AFSP.org American Foundation for Suicide Prevention