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International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day / Survivor Day

AFSP lists International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day as Saturday, November 21, 2026 and explains that it falls on the Saturday before American Thanksgiving as a day for people affected by suicide loss to find connection and support.

Date / ruleSaturday before U.S. Thanksgiving; 21 November 2026
ScopeInternational / American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-led observance
VerificationMajor Mental Health Nonprofit Current Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next date this engine can safely resolveSaturday, November 21, 2026See everything on November 21 →
Authority summary

What is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day / Survivor Day?

AFSP lists International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day as Saturday, November 21, 2026 and explains that it falls on the Saturday before American Thanksgiving as a day for people affected by suicide loss to find connection and support.

Date and recurrence

Saturday before U.S. Thanksgiving; 21 November 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is International / American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-led observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

Classification

Topic and context

Health, Wellness & Awareness →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
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Provenance

Sources

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  1. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention — Survivor DayMajor Mental Health Nonprofit
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day / Survivor Day?

Saturday before U.S. Thanksgiving; 21 November 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: Saturday before U.S. Thanksgiving; 21 November 2026.

Does International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day / Survivor Day fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day / Survivor Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: International / American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-led observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day / Survivor Day?

The stored designation basis is: AFSP lists International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day as Saturday, November 21, 2026 and explains that it falls on the Saturday before American Thanksgiving as a day for people affected by suicide loss to find connection and support.. Supporting provenance includes American Foundation for Suicide Prevention — Survivor Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day / Survivor Day international or country-specific?

The record has international or global institutional scope: International / American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-led observance. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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