Download - World Suicide Prevention Day Tweetchat, September 2014

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Page 1: 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.

Page 2: World Suicide Prevention Day Tweetchat, September 2014

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.

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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!