World Suicide Prevention Day Tweetchat, September 2014
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Transcript of World Suicide Prevention Day Tweetchat, September 2014
Join us for a Tweetchat!Tweetchats provide a platform for global dialoguing and digital knowledge exchange among people managing mental health
conditions, family, and clinicians.
Bipolar disorder in Canada: • In 2012 approximately 1.5% of Canadians aged 15 and
older met the criteria for bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder and suicide: • 25% to 50% of people living with bipolar disorder will
attempt suicide at least once during their lifetime.• 8%-19% will complete this attempt.
Weekly Mental Health & Social Media #mhsm chats are
held on Wednesdays @5pm PT/8pm ET. New topics
and facilitators welcomed.
#MHSM is one of the most commonly-used mental health hashtags on Twitter
#MHSM reaches close to 1.9 million impressions per week on Twitter!
Join our #MHSM chat on September 10th!