IASP Suicide Prevention Day Activities 2011

Aasra’s Suicide prevention Day activities on 8th, 10th and 11th Sept 2011 10TH September is World Suicide Prevention Day. Every year, we ,at Aasra, over and above the other awareness activities that we organise around the year, try to spread awareness, about suicide in a special way on this special day . This year we are organising a workshop from 5 pm to 7pm on 10th September 2011 at Aasra(www.aasra.info for address). Anyone interested in attending this workshop is welcome. It would be kind on your part to r.s.v.p. via sms to 9820466726 so that we know the exact number of participants to facilitate better communication. The workshop titled ‘Understanding Suicide: The mind-body connect’ - will include. 1. Basic Psychology 2. Suicide (Batch strength 20) 11th Sept 2011, Sunday : 5 pm to 7pm- Workshop (repeat for the overflow)(Batch strength 20) Aasra’s director Johnson Thomas will also be making a presentation on ‘suicide Prevention’ to around 150 students, on 10th Sept at 10.30 am, at Vaze college Mulund . On the 8th of Sept 2011, Aasra’s Director Johnson Thomas will be talking to school-kids (around 200) on ‘Stress in Education’ at a school in Andheri, as part of Suicide Prevention Day program.

Book marks with information about ‘Help in times of distress’ will also be distributed at the abovementioned venues.