Naming Suicide in Obituaries Can Help Loved Ones Grieve
The revealing of suicide as a cause of death can help to destigmatize it as well as recognize mental health as a priority.
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More obituaries acknowledge suicide as openness on mental health grows
When Deborah and Warren Blum’s 16-year-old died by suicide in November 2021, they went into shock. For two days, the grief-stricken Los Angeles couple didn’t sleep.
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More obituaries acknowledge suicide as openness on mental health grows
High-profile suicides have helped reduce the stigma surrounding suicide loss. So has advertising for depression and anxiety meds
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Naming suicide in obits was once taboo. Changing that can help loved ones grieve
High-profile suicides — such as those of comic actor Robin Williams in 2014, fashion designer Kate Spade in 2018, and dancer Stephen “tWitch” Boss in 2022 — have helped reduce the stigma surrounding suicide loss.
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Naming Suicide in Obits Was Once Taboo. Changing That Can Help Loved Ones Grieve.
Mental health is being talked about more openly than ever, but the word “suicide” has remained largely taboo when describing how someone died. See why that’s slowly changing, what it means for people who grieve those deaths, and how candor can help prevent additional suicides.
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