World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 – 10 September 2025

Suicide is not inevitable. You can interrupt someone’s suicidal thoughts. You could save a life.

This World Suicide Prevention Day, we’re sharing one important message: If you think someone might be suicidal, take action, interrupt their thoughts and show them you care.

Every 90 minutes, someone in the UK or Ireland dies by suicide* and 1 in 4 of us has had suicidal thoughts.**

Let’s prevent suicide today because tomorrow’s too late.

Suicidal thoughts can be interrupted

In a survey of people with lived experience of suicide, the majority said that their suicidal thoughts had been interrupted.***

60% said their suicidal thoughts had been interrupted by someone close to them, like a friend or family member.

14% said their suicidal thoughts had been interrupted by a stranger or someone they didn’t know.

The World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 campaign was co-created with people who have lived experience of suicidal thoughts who are sharing their experiences and insights to help you take action if you suspect someone may be suicidal. We’ve put together the following webpages:

How to interrupt someone’s suicidal thoughts
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/if-youre-worried-about-someone-else/how-to-interrupt-someones-suicidal-thoughts-guide/

Ideas for how to support yourself if you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/if-youre-having-difficult-time/how-to-interrupt-your-suicidal-thoughts-guide/

If you’re worried about someone, or want to seek support yourself. Contact The Samaritans at: https://www.samaritans.org/
or call free on 116 123