Yellow September is a cooperative project between institutions and non-governmental organisations working together on mental health and suicide prevention. The team hopes Yellow September will increase awareness of the importance of mental health and suicide prevention and will be a sign of love, care, and concern.
Raise awareness of Yellow September and what it stands for.
Wear yellow clothing or decorate with yellow.
Join the program.
Take photos of a yellow atmosphere, a photo of yourself, friends, family, colleagues, decorations, or yellow products, and share it on social media with the hashtag #gulurseptember.
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September 7 is a yellow day.
Everyone who can is encouraged to participate and thus show support for mental health and suicide prevention.
On a yellow day, we wear yellow clothes, decorate with yellow, eat yellow food, and take photos in a yellow mood. The picture can be of yourself, friends, family, colleagues, decorations, or yellow objects.
Photos are shared on social media with the hashtag #gulurseptember.
Note the yellow mental health walks on this day, see the program (Icelandic).
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This slogan was chosen for Yellow September. It refers to compassion, caring, and focusing on mental health together.
If you feel that life is not worth living, seek help.
This time of year is chosen because World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10 and World Mental Health Day is October 10.
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The semicolon (;) is the symbol for Yellow September, but the symbol is widely used to show solidarity with mental health and suicide prevention. It refers to continuation; resilience and hope.
2023
Suicide and the media. Guðrún Jóna Guðlaugsdóttir. Vísir. September 6, 2023. (Icelandic)
Yellow September is a cooperation of The Directorate of Health, Geðhjálp, the primary health care in the capital area, Landspítali, the Orri Ómarsson Memorial Fund, the Pieta Association, the Red Cross, SÁÁ, Sorgarmiðstöð, the National Church of Iceland and the Icelandic Health Care Development Centre.
