Tash talk: Emily

I interviewed my friend Emily and we talk about mental health issues. It's not a topic that is generally discussed in the Indian community, but it is very important to educate ourselves and remove the stigma around it. Trigger Warning: We talk about suicide rates in Asian countries vs. Western countries. We also talk about suicide in the LGBTQ community. Sources mentioned/used in this episode: “Differences between patterns of suicide in East Asia and the West. The importance of sociocultural factors Author links open overlay panel”. John Snowdon. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2018.08.019 “Family Acceptance Saves Lives”. Human Rights Campaign. HRC Staff. 2017. https://www.hrc.org/news/family-acceptance-saves-lives “Family Acceptance in Adolescence and the Health of LGBT Young Adults”. Caitlin Ryan et al., Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Volume 23, Number 4, pp. 205–213. 2010. https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/FAP_Family%20Acceptance_JCAPN.pdf Chen, X., Graham, S. Doing better but feeling worse: an attributional account of achievement—self-esteem disparities in Asian American students. Soc Psychol Educ 21, 937–949 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-018-9447-9 Chang, M. X.‐L., Jetten, J., Cruwys, T., and Haslam, C. (2017) Cultural Identity and the Expression of Depression: A Social Identity Perspective. J. Community Appl. Soc. Psychol., 27: 16– 34. doi: 10.1002/casp.2291.