For 50 years, the International Association for Suicide Prevention and the World Health Organization have promoted Sept. 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day. It’s important because–though 3,000 people successfully take their own lives every day–an estimated 60,000 attempt it.
So, as the link above mentions, maybe take some time to bone up on “Take 5 to Save Lives” to learn more about the signs of suicidal behavior and ways to help a friend or yourself.
Now that we got that of the way: Can you imagine telling callers to a suicide prevention hotline on Sept. 10, 2001 that tomorrow will be a better day?