Lady Gaga Pens Op-ed About Mental Health And Suicide: ‘We Are So Far Failing’
This summer, the world was rocked by the deaths of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, who both lost their lives to suicide. These tragic deaths raised awareness of those who silently suffer from mental health issues, including depression, and underscored the enormous problem at hand in providing mental healthcare for everyone who needs it.
On Oct. 9, pop singer and “A Star Is Born” actor Lady Gaga has teamed up with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, to pen a powerful op-ed for The Guardian about suicide. The piece tackles the issues surrounding mental healthcare, or lack thereof, and asks that we all work to de-stigmatize illnesses that plague so many.
According to the piece, 800,000 people will kill themselves this year. Many more p...