![When Doctors are At-Risk for Suicide](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/feature-1-pic-illia-article-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
They had known each other well enough in the early days of medical school, when they were students studying well into the night. After graduation,…
![The Noonday Demon](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/05/Strangler_fig_Curi_Cancha_05-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“The Noonday Demon” is a book by Andrew Solomon that explores the topic of major depression, incorporating both medical research and the accounts of people…
![Dear You](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/05/heartbreak-1209211_1280-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In today’s fast pace and turbulent world, we sometime lose touch with the very people who helped shape our lives—friends who were with us through…
![A Difficult Debate](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/03/davidf-470x140.jpg?x81652)
This poem from Writings for Winter, is not an easy read. It touches upon the struggle of debating suicide. This poem may have a number…
![Trophy](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/02/nik-shuliahin-251237-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Trophy by Anonymous are lyrics written about struggling with depression and loss. The author emphasizes the frustration of wanting these feelings to end, by comparing…
![1-800-273-8255](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/01/Julia-feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
When Logic wrote 1-800-273-8255, he was truly on a mission to raise awareness. Logic, who has personally suffered from debilitating anxiety, states that he created…
![Rain](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/rain-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The third stanza of Mary Oliver’s poem Rain, outlines the moment the author’s family discovers her uncle’s suicide one rainy day. The verse is all…
![Coping with the Passing Thoughts](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/12/young-heavy-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Heavy” by Linkin Park featuring Kiiara was released in early 2017. After the suicide of the lead singer in July of this year, one can…
![Solitary Confinement is State-Sanctioned Torture](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/11/Stefano-feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Sixteen-year-old Kalief Browder spent three years in New York’s notorious Rikers prison, awaiting trial for robbery. Two of those years were spent in solitary confinement….
![South Korea's Suicide Rescue Team](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/11/Bridge-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Suicide is a global issue, but the situation is especially egregious in South Korea which has the highest suicide rate among the OECD countries. River…