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Bonus - Suicide Prevention and Muslim Americans

Bonus - Suicide Prevention and Muslim Americans

Public Health On Call

September 7, 202115m 42sbonus

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Show Notes

This year, National Suicide Prevention Week coincides with the 20th anniversary of 9-11. Amelia Noor-Oshiro, a Hopkins PhD candidate, is conducting research at the intersection of suicide prevention and Muslim Americans' experiences with trauma, violence, and oppression. Stephanie Desmon talks with Noor-Oshiro about the importance of studying this underrepresented population, unique risk factors for Muslim Americans in terms of suicide, and Noor-Oshiro's own experience as a survivor of a suicide attempt.