World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is a day we should all put on our calendars. It highlights a huge but often ignored problem in our society. Every year thousands of people take their own lives. Around 3,000 people a day commit suicide. Another 60,000 a day attempt suicide. WSPD promotes ways to identify possible suicide cases and to prevent suicide. The day is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention. This important group acts as a forum for academics, mental health professionals, and suicide survivors to work together to understand suicide better. They raise awareness that suicide is a preventable cause of hundreds of thousands of deaths around the world.

世界预防自杀日是我们应该铭记的节日。它凸显了社会上存在的巨大而又常被忽视的问题。每年数千人自杀。一天大约有3000千人自杀，6万人试图自杀。世界预防自杀日提升了识别可能的自杀事件及预防自杀的途径。世界预防自杀日是由国际预防自杀协会组织的。这一重要组织为学者，心理健康专家和自杀未遂者举办了座谈会，使他们通力合作，更好地理解自杀。他们逐渐意识到自杀是世界上成百上千人死亡的原因，但可预防。


The word suicide comes from Latin, meaning to kill oneself. There are many factors that lead to someone taking their own life. These include depression, shame, physical pain, anxiety, and relationship problems. A growing reason nowadays is financial difficulties. There is a sudden increase in suicide in rich nations when there is a downturn in the economy. Another worrying trend is the number of young people who resort to suicide because of bullying. Suicide is in fact one of the leading causes of death among teenagers and young adults. In Japan, there are Internet suicide clubs so you can end your life with others who are equally desperate. A hot topic today is assisted suicide – helping another person end his or her life.

自杀一词来自拉丁语，意为杀死自己。许多因素可导致人们自杀，包括抑郁、羞辱、身体的疼痛、焦虑和人际关系。现在一个日益滋生的原因是经济困境。当经济下滑时，富国的自杀率突然激增。另一个令人担心的趋势是年轻人因为被欺凌而自杀的人数增多。实际上，自杀是青少年和青年死亡的主要因素之一。在日本，有一个网上自杀俱乐部，你可以与其他相当绝望的人一起自杀。现在的一个热点话题就是协助自杀——帮助他人自杀。