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By Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault, PhD, About.com Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder

World Suicide Prevention Day

Wednesday September 10, 2008

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day -- a day held each year on September 10th to increase global awareness of suicide as a preventable cause of death. The theme for this year's event, "Think Globally. Plan Nationally. Act Locally." is an opportunity for anyone who has been touched by suicide to think about how to get involved in suicide prevention efforts.

The World Health Organization estimates that each year about one million people die by suicide around the globe. That means there is a death by suicide every two minutes. If you are interested in learning more about what you can do to prevent suicide, visit the International Association for Suicide Prevention website.

Suicide is unfortunately very common among people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). People with BPD are more likely to commit suicide than members of any other psychiatric population. To learn more about suicidality in BPD, read this article:

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You can find information for World Suicide Prevention Day 2009 at: World Suicide Prevention Day 2009. Thanks for your support.

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