RESTORING HOPE &
SAVING LIVES
BLACK FOLKS DON’T DO SUICIDE
OUR SPOSER
Confronting The Mythologies and Stigma of Black Suicide
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Suicide is Not a “revolutionary” response to racism
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Suicide is Not a “White Thing”
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Suicide is not an “unforgivable sin”
MISSION
To End Black Lives Lost To Suicide.
GOALS
1
RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT INCREASE IN BLACK SUICIDE
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LIFT UP BLACK LIVES LOST TO SUICIDE
3
REDUCE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
WHY FOCUS ON BLACK SUICIDE
Suicide rates among Black youth and Black adults have climbed steadily over the past two decades.
A report by the Congressional Black Caucus noted that the suicide rate for high-school aged Black boys and Black girls both rose 73% between 1991 -2017
Black youth, 5-12 years, are approximately two times more likely to die by suicide than their White counterparts
Rates of Anxiety and Depression have tripled among black adults since 2019