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News, Suicide Decriminalisation, Tackling Stigma & Discrimination
Suicide Decriminalised in Malaysia
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News, Suicide Decriminalisation, Tackling Stigma & Discrimination
Experts share tips on how to responsibly report on mental health and suicide
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Rights, Suicide Decriminalisation
World Suicide Prevention Day 2022 – Creating hope through action
From 2021 to 2023, the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) has set the theme for World Suicide Prevention Day as “Creating Hope through Action”.
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News, Publications, Suicide Decriminalisation
It’s time to decriminalise suicide, reducing stigma and saving lives
One in every 100 deaths worldwide is the result of suicide. And some 700,000 people around the world die by suicide every year; for every one person who dies, it is estimated that 20 more have attempted to take their own lives.
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News, Publications, Suicide Decriminalisation
Decriminalising suicide: Saving lives, reducing stigma – our latest report
Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day this week, we are pleased to launch our latest report - Decriminalising Suicide: Saving Lives, Reducing Stigma. Produced with the support of Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw programme and an international law firm who led and conducted the research, it is designed as a tool for campaigners and advocates seeking to decriminalise suicide around the world.
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Education, News, Suicide Decriminalisation
Comprehensive mental health action plan
This week the World Health Assembly is due to approve the updated WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan (2021-2030). This article summarises what are the new aspects of this plan compared to the old one (2013-2020). For
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