Do you know what they all had in common besides the fact that they were Black?

They all died by suicide.

Ages ranged from just 5 years old to over 70.

Let that sink in.

Suicide is not just a white issue.

Black people have the fastest-growing suicide rates in the United States.

And yet, we’re often overlooked in mental health conversations, under-resourced in care, and expected to “be strong” while silently suffering.

At Black People Die By Suicide Too (BPDBST), we’re breaking the silence and saving lives with the Black Lifeline Campaign—a bold initiative to provide culturally-affirming peer support, crisis response, and healing spaces designed by and for Black people.

Your donation helps us:

Launch peer-led support groups for Black individuals with lived experience
Train more certified peer recovery specialists
Develop digital tools that center storytelling and community healing
Offer free and low-cost mental health education and outreach to underserved communities

Because our lives matter. Our stories matter. Our healing matters.

No donation is too small. Every gift gets us closer to building a lifeline that Black people can trust.

Give hope. Give healing. Give Black folks a lifeline.

Please share this campaign and help us rewrite the narrative.

The Black Lifeline Fund

Investing in Hope, Healing, and Suicide Prevention

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