World Suicide Prevention Day

World Suicide Prevention Day 2019: One person takes their own life every 40 seconds, says WHO

Across the world, one person takes their own life every 40 seconds, and more people die by suicide every year than in war, the WHO said on Monday.

World Suicide Prevention Day: In India, multiple challenges persist despite efforts

In India, suicide statistics have been growing at an alarming rate. In 1978 for instance, the suicide rate (counted as deaths per one lakh people) was 6.3, now it is 10.6.

Facebook working with suicide prevention partners to recognise groups encouraging self-harm or suicide

Facebook is working to collect phrases, hashtags and group names associated with online challenges encouraging self-harm or suicide.

Facebook joins forces with Samaritans support service to prevent suicides

Ahead of the World Suicide Prevention Day which falls on September 10, social networking giant Facebook has joined hands with support service Samaritans to launch a series of suicide prevention tools.

India recorded highest number of suicides in Southeast Asia in 2012: WHO

Growing rate of suicides has emerged as a major concern with India recording the highest number of cases in Southeast Asia in 2012, said a WHO report.