We need to talk about male suicide | Steph Slack | TEDxFolkestone
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Steph Slack |
TEDxFolkestone
• June 2018
At some point in your life, you’ll probably be touched by male* suicide. It’s now the biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK, with 12 men taking their own lives every day.
In her challenging TEDx talk, Steph Slack shares her personal story of how losing her uncle to suicide caused her to question how we react to men who experience suicidal thoughts.
She asks, "What if we stop seeing having suicidal thoughts as something unusual, change our stereotypical expectations of men and, instead, support men who have the courage to be vulnerable with us?"
Her portfolio of work focuses on three areas: the workplace (as an independent speaker and consultant advising on CR, D&I and well-being with a particular focus on men's mental health and suicide awareness); schools (as Director of Who In The Zoo, a social enterprise producing a new classroom tool to help children understand and communicate their emotions); and the community (as a speaker and writer on mental health and male suicide prevention).
*all those who identify as male.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx