Bonus - Suicide Prevention and Muslim Americans

<p>This year, National Suicide Prevention Week coincides with the 20th anniversary of 9-11. <strong>Amelia Noor-Oshiro</strong>, a Hopkins PhD student, is conducting research at the intersection of suicide prevention and Muslim Americans’ experiences with trauma, violence, and oppression—the first research of its kind by a Muslim American to be funded by the NIH. <strong>Stephanie Desmon</strong> 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.</p>