World Mental Health Day


Published by IFOTES on 10 October 2019
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World Mental Health Day

One month ago began the month-long focus on suicide prevention.

For the World Mental Health Day WHO has shared 4 animations on what health workers, teachers, employers and emergency responders can do to prevent suicide:

https://www.who.int/health-topics/suicide/campaign-materials-animations

6 handouts on what the above professional groups, and also journalists and people working in prisons and jails, can do to prevent suicide:

https://www.who.int/health-topics/suicide/campaign-materials-handouts

Preventing suicide: a resource for filmmakers and others working on stage and screen

https://www.who.int/publications-detail/preventing-suicide-a-resource-for-filmmakers-and-others-working-on-stage-and-screen

10 facts on mental health

https://www.who.int/news-room/facts-in-pictures/detail/mental-health

More info here

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/mental-health/suicide/flyer-40seconds-web.pdf?sfvrsn=5ba643c_2