Experiences with Suicide: African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Canada

The Mental Health Commission of Canada is launching a new resource highlighting the experiences of African, Caribbean and Black communities with suicide in Canada to commemorate Black Mental Health Day.

To improve our understanding of the experiences of African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities with suicide, this resource was co-created by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and a diverse group of people from ACB communities with lived and living experience (PWLLE) with suicide. This resource aims to:

• shed light on the realities of those impacted by suicide from the lens of PWLLE in ACB communities in Canada, providing wider context around stigma, systemic racism and systematic barriers to access
• outline recommendations for policy makers, researchers and service providers to dismantle stigma, increase access to care and improve service delivery for those impacted by suicide in ACB communities in Canada
• provide culturally competent, accessible resources for those in ACB communities impacted by experience with suicide.

Read this resource on the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s website and share it with your networks to raise awareness on this important topic and uplift the experiences and voices of PWLLE with suicide in ACB communities in Canada.