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WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY 2020

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  As per the WHO, every year around 800,000 people die by committing suicide. On this day, activities and events are organized to raise awareness among the people that suicide is a major preventable cause of death. THEME OF WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY 2020 Every year a different theme is set up for  World Suicide Prevention Day   and every theme’s objective is to emphasize a specific aspect of suicide and how it can be prohibited. For instance, in the year 2003, the theme was “Suicide Prevention across the Globe: Strengthening Protective Factors and Instilling Hope”; and in 2016 the theme was “Connect, Communicate, Care.” The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day 2019 was “Working Together to Prevent Suicide” to highlight the specific elements for preventing suicide globally and the same theme was established for 2020 too.   HISTORY OF WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY World Suicide Prevention Day was first acknowledged by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the