Today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, CINP joins the global community in “Changing the Narrative on Suicide.”
Every hour, more than 80 people around the world die by suicide.
Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death among young people worldwide.
But behind these numbers are people, families, and communities. The impact of suicide reaches far beyond the individual, leaving a deep and lasting mark on partners, parents, children, siblings, friends, colleagues, and loved ones—sometimes across generations.
Today, CINP stands with people experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours, with those who have survived a suicidal crisis, and with families and loved ones who have experienced the devastating loss of someone they love.
Suicidal behaviour is complex. It is not simply an impulsive act or a single moment. It often emerges along a trajectory that may begin months or even years earlier, shaped by the interaction of psychological, social, environmental, and biological factors, including genetic vulnerability. It is frequently associated with mental health conditions, including major depression, bipolar disorder, substance use disorders, PTSD, and schizophrenia, while many other individual and societal factors can also contribute to suicide risk.
As an international scientific community, CINP is deeply committed to advancing mental health research, improving prevention and care, challenging stigma, and bringing hope and empathy to people living with mental illness and suicidal behaviour.
Every scientific advance can help us better understand the mental health conditions associated with suicide, develop more effective treatments, strengthen suicide prevention, replace stigma with understanding, and ultimately save lives.
Mental health research saves lives.
Let us advance the research that can prevent suicide.
Let us start the conversation. |
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