Setembro amarelo®: como as pessoas podem ajudar?

Claudio Meneghello Martins; Miriam Elza Gorender; Sandra Paula Peu da Silva

doi:10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2022.527

Authors

Claudio Meneghello Martins Médico psiquiatra, vice-presidente da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria - ABP e presidente da Associação Psiquiátrica Cyro Martins - CCYM
Miriam Elza Gorender Professora associada da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Diretora secretária adjunta da ABP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8545-1414
Sandra Paula Peu da Silva Associada efetiva da ABP, vice-presidente da Associação em Defesa das Pessoas com Transtornos Mentais, Amigos e Familiares – AFATOM. Ex-diretora de Articulações e Projetos Estratégicos da Secretaria Nacional de Cuidados e Prevenção às Drogas do Ministério da Cidadania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2022.527

Keywords:

suicide awareness, suicide prevention, suicidal ideation

Abstract

In 2019, the World Health Organization published the most recent data on suicide worldwide, revealing that more than 1 million people died by suicide, which represents one in every 100 deaths. In Brazil, the scenario is also worrying: there are more than 14 thousand cases per year, according to the Ministry of Health. However, virtually all people who died by suicide were suffering from some mental disorder, so most cases could have been avoided if they received psychiatric care. In addition, research indicates that people with suicidal ideation show signs and, therefore, it is essential that everyone is able to identify them and help, if necessary. Today we are going to promote the special program "Yellow September®: how can people help?".