Suicide

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of suicide.

Video playlists about Suicide

Let's end the silence around suicide

4 talks • 58:48
It's easy to suffer in silence, not knowing what to say to whom. These brave, honest talks suggest ways to open up, talk about it and seek help — as well as ways to offer it.

Talks about Suicide

12:16

Jeremy Forbes

How to start a conversation about suicide

Posted May 2018
22:26

Monica Lewinsky

The price of shame

Posted Mar 2015
14:13

Kevin Briggs

The bridge between suicide and life

Posted May 2014
29:21

Andrew Solomon

Depression, the secret we share

Posted Dec 2013
11:00

Kevin Breel

Confessions of a depressed comic

Posted Sep 2013
4:59

Jake Wood

A new mission for veterans — disaster relief

Posted Nov 2012
4:14

JD Schramm

Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors

Posted Jun 2011
8:09

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Inside a school for suicide bombers

Posted May 2010
22:18

Sherwin Nuland

How electroshock therapy changed me

Posted Oct 2007

Exclusive articles about Suicide

Reading people

On the day a TED conference ends, I’m always a little mopey. After a week of new new new, and people people people, and bright bright bright, this old lady likes to go look at o...

How should we talk about mental health?

Mental health suffers from a major image problem. One in every four people experiences mental health issues — yet more than 40 percent of countries worldwide have no mental heal...