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World Suicide Prevention Day Hub
Every year the NSPA leads a collective campaign for World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th September. This hub shares a link to the themes, ideas and content for each year.
Previous WSPD Campaigns
For World Suicide Prevention Day 2024, we invited everyone to help tackle the stigma surrounding suicide and contribute to a kinder, more supportive society.
The way we talk about suicide matters. Our words can either reinforce harmful stereotypes or foster understanding and compassion. Too often, stigma becomes a barrier to seeking help, sometimes through the language we use or by avoiding the conversation altogether. In 2024, we aimed to challenge that stigma head-on and encourage open, supportive discussions about suicide
View the 2024 World Suicide Prevention Day campaign
World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 (WSPD) took place on Sunday 10th September. With a new national suicide prevention strategy on the horizon and NSPA nearing its 10th anniversary, it was a time for reflection.
We looked at how the suicide prevention landscape has evolved, what’s needed next, and how we can continue supporting our members in taking action. This year’s theme captured it perfectly: Reflecting on the past, to drive change for the future.
View the 2023 World Suicide Prevention Day campaign
Once again this year, the international theme for World Suicide Prevention Day 2022 is ‘Creating hope through action’.
This builds on last year where we explored the rich and complicated idea of ‘hope’ in suicide prevention. This year our team wanted to explore more about the actions that can create hope. We believe that actions, however small, can create hope.
The international theme for World Suicide Prevention Day 2021 was ‘Creating hope through action’. This year our project team wanted to focus on exploring the rich and complicated idea of ‘hope’ in suicide prevention.
For World Suicide Prevention Day 2020, we focused on connection. For people who are feeling vulnerable or distressed, having a strong sense of connection is an important part of suicide prevention.
Connection can come in many forms: we can connect with friends and family, have connections through activities, or with nature and the arts. Our campaign explored the many factors that shape meaningful connections and how they play a crucial role in suicide prevention.
For World Suicide Prevention Day 2019, we raised awareness of actions individuals can take to help or support someone who is struggling. This was done under the international theme of ‘Working Together to Prevent Suicide’.
For World Suicide Prevention Day 2018, we focused on Working Together to Prevent Suicide. We used Twitter to showcase the partnerships and collaborations of our members in preventing suicide, and encouraged our members to profile their own joint work.
To support their activities, we provided digital assets and resources, helping to amplify their impact on the day.
For World Suicide Prevention Day 2017, we focused on actions you can take in a minute to save a life.
In the UK, someone takes their life every 90 minutes. For this World Suicide Prevention Day, the NSPA and our members encouraged people to take a minute to change a life. So every 90 minutes, we encouraged people to take a minute to do something than can have a positive impact on someone’s life.