Thinking out loud

The 10th of October is world mental health day, lets spread the word and raise awareness that its ok not to be ok 💚

September is su***de prevention awareness month
This week is su***de prevention week 6th-13th
September 10th is national su***de prevention day

📣📣 Did you know that;

Two people die by su***de every day in Scotland.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

805 people died of su***de in 2020!! 😢
723 people died of su***de in 2021

575 were males 🚹 230 were females 🚺

Men are more than two-and-a-half times more likely than women to die by su***de. 👨🏾‍🤝‍👨🏼👨🏾‍🤝‍👨🏼🧍🏽👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏾

When someone dies of su***de it affects families, friends, colleagues and communities. The aftermath of a su***de death is devastating and the bereaved experience emotional reactions, physical reactions and trauma 💔