A note on World Suicide Prevention Day
If we're not also talking about trauma and oppression... then we're not really having a full conversation about suicide prevention
Encouraging people to reach out when they're feeling suicidal is one thing, a thing that most people who feel suicidal don't have the capacity to do (AND if you do, of course, please reach out to your people/resources/whatever you’ve got - your life matters).
Encouraging people to talk more about suicide and their experiences is another thing, a really w…