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National Suicide Prevention Week

Suicide Prevention Week is a national event to raise awareness about suicide and suicidal behaviors and to celebrate the efforts of all who are working to prevent suicide. Annual events are held in King, Kitsap, Pacific, Yakima and Spokane counties. In the past, a Walk for Life was held each May; Suicide Prevention Week is now in September.

In 2004 , National Suicide Prevention Week, sponsored by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS), took place September 5 through September 11.

The theme was “Working Together to Save Lives.” Suicide is a complex and multi-dimensional problem. Collaboration is the key in this endeavor. With teamwork and cooperation, we can indeed save lives.

From this year on, Suicide Prevention Week will take place in September in order to synchronize with World Suicide Prevention Day hosted by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).

World Suicide Prevention Day, falls on the second Sunday of September each year and represents a call for action and involvement by all governments and organizations worldwide to contribute to the cause of suicide awareness and prevention through activities, events, conferences and campaigns in each country. This year's World Suicide Prevention Day is on September 14th 2008.