Ending the Silence & Stigma Surrounding Suicide in Multicultural Communities

In Vietnamese and Khmer, there is no word for mental illness South Koreans have the highest rate of suicide in the world BUT THERE ARE ALSO MESSAGES OF… Compassion • The best way to prevent suicide is to persistently check on them. [...] TRAUMA IN THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY • Removal from homelands • Relocation • Massacre, genocide and ethnocide • Cultural and racial immigrant oppression • Forced placement in boarding schools • Trauma loss of land, inability to use language and practice religion • Poverty, lack of employment, education, dampened aspirations leave a sense of helplessness, hopelessness COLLECTIVE THEMES OF STIGMA • Id. [...] • Openness to learn how to help someone who is suicidal • Desire to attend a training and share the importance of such a training with others Presenter Presentation Notes Summarize slide. [...] 99% indicated that the presenters were respectful of the y Deck The Dos and Don'ts of What to Say if How to Support Someone is Having Someone in Crisis Suicidal Thoughts Know the Warning Crisis & Mental Health Resources Signs of Suicide Presenter Presentation Notes Handouts were created using information gathered from the Know the Signs campaign, focus groups and interviews, and agency input. [...] Each month focused on a specific theme and were translated into 7 different languages Used KNOW THE SIGNS as the foundation for developing the social media postings Know the Signs • Unified messaging about the signs and symptoms of suicidal ideation • Translated into 7 different languages • LGBTQ+ focused posts were included as well Find the Words • Teaching people what to say, and what not to say.