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THEME: CHANGING THE NARRATIVE: STRENGTH HOPE THROUGH ACTION

  • Name of the Event : World Suicide Prevention Day 2025
  • Date : 10th September, 2025
  • Timings : 10:30am to 12:30pm & 02:00 pm to 03:0 pm 
  • Venue : Psychiatric ward Indiresh Hospital and SGRR College of Nursing
  • Theme : Changing the Narrative: Strength Hope Through Action

Objectives of the Day: 

  • To spread awareness about suicide prevention strategies.
  • To reduce the stigma around mental health and encourage open conversations.
  • To promote early identification of people at risk.
  • To strengthen community support systems and resilience.

Short Description of the Event:

When you want to give up on today, remember the strength you used to get through yesterday, and the new possibilities tomorrow brings.

Suicide is a major public health challenge, claiming the lives of more than 720 000 people every year. Each life lost has profound social, emotional, and economic consequences, deeply affecting families, friends, workplaces, and entire communities around the world.

Every year on 10th of September the world observes World Suicide Prevention Day. The day is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) to raise awareness around the globe that suicide can be prevented.

Established in 2003 by the ASP in collaboration with the WHO, World Suicide Prevention Day seeks to raise global awareness around suicide and its prevention. This annual event provides a platform to discuss strategies to reduce suicide rates, challenge misconceptions, and advocate for better mental health care.

The day’s significance lies in its mission to mobilize governments, communities, and individuals to confront the often-taboo subject of suicide. By bringing suicide prevention into public discourse, the aim is to foster a more understanding and supportive society, where mental health challenges are treated with the same urgency as physical illnesses. With each passing year, World Suicide Prevention Day serves as a call to action to break down the barriers that prevent people from seeking help when they need it most.

World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 Theme: 

World Suicide Prevention Day is observed every year on 10th September to raise awareness about suicide, its prevention, and the importance of mental health. In 2025, the day was marked globally under the theme “Changing the Narrative: Strength Hope Through Action”, emphasizing the need to foster empathy, break stigma, and build strong social connections as protective factors against suicide. 

Changing the narrative also means driving systemic change. It calls for suicide prevention and mental health to be a priority in public policy, urging governments and institutions to take action. This includes developing and implementing evidence-based strategies, improving access to quality care, and ensuring that those in distress receive the support they need.

The program was well coordinated by Mental Health Nursing Department in the presence of Principal, all faculty members and students of M.Sc. Nursing 1st, M.Sc. Nursing 2nd year, GNM 1st year and GNM 2nd year.

Program Highlights:

  • Awareness Session : Interactive sessions were done by M.Sc. Nursing students with psychiatric patients and their caregivers.
  • Lecture : A seminar was conducted on recognizing early warning signs of suicidal tendencies and providing timely interventions by Ms. Deepali Rawat, Assistant Professor, SGRR College of Nursing
  • Student Participation : Students presented posters, and slogans to spread messages of hope, support, and encouragement.
  • Candle Light Vigil : A symbolic pledge was taken by Teaching and Non-teaching staff college of nursing to support individuals in distress and to promote awareness about suicide prevention. 

Organized under the guidance of  Dr. G Ramalakshmi, Dean, College of Nursing

Organizing Committee:

  • Ms. Reena Maiban, HOD, Dept. of Mental Health Nursing
  • Ms. Sulekha, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mental Health Nursing
  • Ms. Deepali Rawat, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mental Health Nursing
  • Mr. Shashank Manwal, M.Sc. Tutor, Dept. of Mental Health Nursing

 

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