Suicide Prevention and the Disability Double Standard
Channel: Not Dead Yet USA
Date: 28/09/2022

CW: Suicide, ableism
In this vlog, we'll explore the relationship between suicide prevention, disability, and assisted suicide, as well as the ways disabled people are endangered by policies that devalue our lives. 

RESOURCES  ON DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION WORK:
Project LETS: https://projectlets.org/advocacy
MindFreedom International: https://mindfreedom.org/about-mfi/

SOURCES: 
1&2. APA Suicide Assessment Guidelines: https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/suicide.pdf
3. CDC Frequent Mental Distress survey: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6936a2.htm?s_cid=mm6936a2_w
4. Prejudice against disabled people: https://www.c-q-l.org/resources/articles/most-people-are-prejudiced-against-people-with-disabilities/
5. Osteoarthritis stats: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920533/#:~:text=pain%20and%20disability.-,Osteoarthritis%20(OA)%20is%20the%20most%20common%20joint%20disorder%20in%20the,%25%20in%20women%20(2).
6. Disability, vulnerability, and assisted death: https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12910-019-0426-2
7. Oregon "Death With Dignity" Act 2020 Report: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Documents/year23.pdf