Wear yellow day to raise awareness for suicide prevention

WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – Each year more than 700,000 people take their own life.

In Wicomico County, the health department is hoping to change that by raising awareness for suicide prevention.

All you have to do is wear yellow tomorrow. Health officials say that any life lost is a ripple effect and making sure the community knows resources are available, along with feeling heard by their peers is important. They also urge you to disregard the myth of asking the question, but rather be a helping hand and simply just ask the question about suicide prevention because you don’t know the life you could be saving.

“It’s always good to ask the question because sometimes it opens up the communication and the conversation and that person then may be open to getting some help to prevent them from dying by suicide or attempting that suicide,” says Wicomico Behavioral Health Authority Director Michelle Hardy.

Tomorrow the health department is asking everyone to wear yellow in honor of world suicide prevention day. If you or anyone else is struggling, help is available, call or text 988 to chat with the suicide and crisis lifeline.