Addressing Suicide in Marginalized Communities: Unique Challenges and Culturally Responsive Approaches

• By: Oyindamola Williams, LMSW Southwest Community Health Center
• January 14th, 2025
• community, depression, intersectionality, marginalized communities, mental health, suicide, Winter 2025 Issue
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Suicide continues to remain a global crisis, claiming over 700,000 lives annually (WHO, 2021). In the United States alone, more than 49,000 people died by suicide in 2022, marking it one of the leading causes of death in the nation (CDC, 2023). Behind these sobering statistics lies an...