This will be the most unexpected approach to suicide prevention you have ever encountered, and therein lies the beauty of this article.
Editor’s note: Osime Brown is a 21-year-old autistic Black man who was sentenced to five years in prison for trying to stop a street robbery.
Autistic people are more vulnerable to addiction and suicide, and yet this is not discussed. We need to start talking about this now to reduce stigma and provide resources to those in need.
My son Craig took his life when he was 15 years old. The devastation of his death and his continued physical absence in my life is beyond description.
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