Lady Gaga Pens Powerful Op-Ed on Suicide and Mental Health Awareness
“We can no longer afford to be silenced by stigma.â€
By Leah Groth
Oct 10, 2018
In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Lady Gaga is doing her part to eradicate the stigma surrounding mental health issues and suicide. The A Star Is Born actress, along with World Health Organization’s director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, have penned a powerful new op-ed for The Guardian—and what they have to say is truly important.
“By the time you finish reading this, at least six people will have killed themselves around the world,†the duo begin the powerful letter aptly titled “800,00 people kill themselves every year. What can we do?â€
https://www.prevention.com/health/mental-health/a23704440/lady-gaga-op-ed-suicide-mental-health-awareness/