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2016 World Suicide Prevention Day

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Join the global community in observing World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) on September 10, 2016.

Here’s how you can get involved locally!

  • Attend Mysterious Barricades – a special coast-to-coast concert for suicide awareness, prevention, and hope. (Saturday September 10, 5pm to 6:30pm, UBC Old Auditorium)  www.mysteriousbarricades.org
  • Host an awareness event or fundraiser at your place of work.  Contact us at info@crisiscentre.bc.ca if you are interested.
  • Drop by Steveston Tattoo Company in Richmond.  100% of sales from t-shirts and prints on September 9th and 10th are supporting the Crisis Centre.
  • Purchase tickets in our Crisis Centre Life Lottery
  • Share photos of BC Place, Science World and the Canada Place Sails lit up yellow on September 10th – the international colour of suicide prevention
  • Make a donation to support our suicide prevention efforts in British Columbia
  • Share our 2017 Rick Blight Leadership in Action for Athletes and Steve Cowan Leadership in Action Scholarship programs with current Grade 12’s
  • If you, or someone you know, is struggling with thoughts of suicide, remember that help is available.   You can reach out to the Crisis Centre’s Distress Services.
  • Join the suicide prevention conversation on social media using #WSPD16
  • The Province of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver will proclaim September 10th as World Suicide Prevention Day in their jurisdictions