International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

November 20, 2021 is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, also known as Survivors’ Day. Created by Congress in 1999 after a senator lost his father to suicide, it is intended as a day of comfort, support, and togetherness for people impacted by suicide. It was purposely chosen to fall on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in recognition that the holidays are often emotionally difficult for those who have lost someone to suicide.