World Suicide Prevention Day
- Submitted by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2020
- Motion reference: S5M-22632
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 15 September 2020
That the Parliament acknowledges that 10 September 2020 is World Suicide Prevention Day; understands that this provides the opportunity for people, across the globe, to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention; notes that, every year, it is among the top 20 leading causes of death globally for people of all ages and it is responsible for over 800,000 deaths, which equates to one suicide every 40 seconds; acknowledges that prevention requires integrative strategies that encompass work at the individual, systems and community level, and notes the calls for everyone to play their part to prevent suicide.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Miles Briggs, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Angela Constance, Bob Doris, Annabelle Ewing, Mary Fee, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Mark McDonald, Pauline McNeill, Gil Paterson, Gail Ross, Colin Smyth, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White