Billie Eilish’s haunting single “bury a friend” grapples with themes of fear, dissociation, and mental anguish. Released in 2019 as part of her debut album…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 720,000 people die by suicide each year, and it remains the third leading cause of death…
Last year, a 14-year-old boy began withdrawing from others. He spent hours on his phone, and his academic performance plummeted. Alarmed, his parents limited his…
Famous concept album, The Black Parade by American alternative rock band, My Chemical Romance depicts themes of loss, depression, and suicidality through the lens of…
The song “Hurt” was originally written and released by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails in 1994. However, the depth of its meaning and popularity…
Having lost a friend to suicide, British singer and songwriter Tom Walker experienced the feelings of guilt, depression, and self-doubt that so many relatives of…
[trigger warning: mentions of suicide] “Jeremy” is a song written by the band Pearl Jam’s lead singer Eddie Vedder and featured on the band’s debut…
“Instructions for a Bad Day” is a spoken word poem by Canadian poet and writer Shane Koyczan, from his eBook of poetry Our Deathbeds Will…
When the topic of one taking their own life is brought up, a lot of the focus is on the individual who died. While the…
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the 2nd leading cause of death among youth in Canada ages 15-34…
