Suicide Prevention Week February 1-7, 2015

•  Every day, three Quebecer’s take their own lives.
•  80% of people who died by suicide are men.
• In 2011, 1105 people died by suicide, not counting those who have made attempts. *
  * Provisional 2011 Quebec Coroner’s Office.

The 25th National Suicide Prevention Week runs from Sunday February 1st to Saturday 7th 2015. With the theme “You’re important to us. Suicide is not an option. ” The one week event is to highlight awareness and mobilization across Quebec.

Take a stand for the proposition that suicide is not an option
Sign the Declaration

 

Better understanding the problem of suicide

Although suicide is an individual act, it is part of a larger context of interactions between the person, his immediate community and society in general. The quality of human life, his social network as well as the availability of resources when they need help, influence his distress. What makes a person see no solution to their problems, it is usually not the problem in itself, but their perception of the problem.

 

Need help!

If one of your relatives or yourself are in distress, do not hesitate to consult, to seek support, help and assistance. You can call toll free anywhere in Quebec,

1 866 APPELLE (277-3553)

Or visit AQPS: Association québécoise de prévention du suicide

 

Take a stand, to help a loved one, support the cause:
Sign the Declaration

Taking a stand for the proposition that suicide is not an option is the first step that will significantly reduce the number of deaths by suicide. Add your voice by signing the declaration.

• Because today, three of our fellow citizens will join the 13,396 Quebecer’s who have committed suicide in the last ten years and these deaths have resulted in more than a quarter of a million people bereaved by;
• Because suicide is a leading cause of death in the country and that the phenomenon affects all its regions;
• Because we believe it is possible to counter the phenomenon of suicide through concerted, coherent and intensive so that people who are suffering have accessible and effective resources;
• Because we do not want to lose, by suicide, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, son, daughters, parents, friends, colleagues, neighbors, students;
• Education and Awareness of Suicide is the role of all. By taking a stand, we have the power to change things.

• Sign the Declaration