World Suicide Prevention Day 2024
World Suicide Prevention Day 2024 in Berlin
On World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, people around the world come together to create a world in which fewer people die by suicide.
This year, we are focusing on suicide prevention for men. Sadly, 297 men have recently taken their own lives in Berlin, accounting for around two thirds of all suicides in the city. This shocking statistic demostrates how urgent it is to break the silence and promote a culture of openness, understanding and support.
Starting at 12 noon, Berlin’s suicide prevention network will be presenting its help services at information stands on Breitscheidplatz. Network partners can register for an information stand here.
We are delighted that the German Minister of Health, Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach, has taken on the patronage of the event.
We look forward to seeing you!
Program:
12 p.m.
Official opening and publicity campaign
Information stands (Berlin Suicide Prevention Network)
1:30 to 3 p.m
for members of the Berlin Suicide Prevention Network
Symposium: (Dealing with) suicidality in men (in German)
Keynote speech: “Suicide prevention for men”
Prof. Dr. Birgit Wagner & Dr. Laura Hofmann (Medical School Berlin)
Keynote speech: “Suicidality in the armed forces”
Dr. Gerd-Dieter Willmund (Bundeswehr Hospital)
Panel discussion:
Falk Schuster (person with lived experience & coach), Dipl-Psych Christine Gerlach (Berlin police), Klaus Schwerma (Federal Men’s Forum), Dr. Yvonne Zeisig & Florian Prader (Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum, Department for Mental Health), Dr. Winfried Glatz (Berlin Crisis Service)
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
for members of the Berlin Suicide Prevention Network
Workshop „Männer gut beraten“ (in German)
Klaus Schwerma (Federal Men’s Forum)
6 p.m.
Church Service in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (in German)
8 p.m.
Reading “Alle Farben grau”
by Martin Schäuble
organized by Telefonseelsorge Berlin e.V.
10.09.2024 | starting at 12 p.m.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Berlin
Breitscheidplatz
10789 Berlin
