by Crystal Lancaster | Sep 22, 2022 | Articles, Depression, Seasonal, Suicide
For the majority of us, September marks the start of Autumn. A long-awaited season bringing brisk air, warm apple cider, and the beautiful turning of leaves. But we mustn’t forget. It is also a month dedicated to the cause of suicide awareness and prevention, hence,...
by Breaking Taboo | May 3, 2022 | Articles, Depression, Suicide
Many Asian Americans, especially Filipino Americans, struggle with mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and suicide. In fact, young Filipina women experience greater suicide ideation (45.6%) compared to other minorities (Javier et. al 2018). However, despite...
by Audrey Chau | Feb 1, 2022 | Articles, Suicide
As of October 2021, there are 241 million COVID-19 cases worldwide with 4.91 million COVID-related deaths (Source: Google real-time data). In some countries, people have been required to stay at home for months on end, devoid of any kind of human interactions. Under...
by Micah Flores | Dec 21, 2021 | Articles, Suicide
Suicide, or the act of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally, has become increasingly more prevalent, especially in the United States (U.S). Every year, many U.S. war veterans die by suicide in comparison to the general civilian public. It’s interesting...
by bt_admin | Mar 25, 2019 | Articles, Suicide
I am not a doctor, nor a therapist or counselor. I volunteer with Breaking Taboo for suicide prevention and mental health awareness. This is just what I’ve learned from my own personal experience in the trenches, doing twenty years of group self-help. There are three...
by bt_admin | Jul 31, 2018 | Articles, Suicide
Assisted suicide can be a touchy subject to talk about. There are people out there who don’t agree with it and people that do. This topic recently came up because our founder had to come to the extremely difficult decision to put her family dog down. For a lot of...