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The Directorate of Health is a member of the IASP association. World Suicide Prevention Day is the 10th of September each year. The day aims to work on suicide prevention, support relatives, and celebrate the memory of those who have died by suicide. In Iceland, representatives of the following institutions and NGOs are working on World Suicide Prevention Day: The Directorate of Health, Geðhjálp, Health Care of the Capital Region, Landspítali – BUGL, Landspítali – the psychiatric ward, Orri Ómarsson Memorial Fund, the Pieta Association, the Red Cross, Sorgarmiðstöðin and the Icelandic Church.