Tag: Suicide prevention

Black youth face a mental health crisis with suicide rates rising 53 percent over a decade. In Brooklyn, the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health addresses this through barbers and stylists trained in Mental Health First Aid. These trusted community spaces provide safe conversations where people often suffer in silence. The Beyond the Stigma program also recruits youth peer leaders and engages community elders. Dr. Marilyn Fraser emphasizes that suicide prevention doesn't always require a therapist's office—sometimes it begins with conversations between people who already know and trust one another.

Halle Berry's 90s suicide interview resurfaces, sparking vital conversations on Black women, heartbreak, and surviving deep emotional harm. Her raw account reveals that even admired figures carry hidden wounds, highlighting the societal pressure for Black women to suffer silently.