Silence KNOW More- Suicide Prevention

Silence KNOW More: Suicide Prevention Through Strategy, Story & Support with Dr. Javar Godfrey & Dr. Chanda Reynolds A Healing Our Culture Experience – Part of the “Walk It Off” Emotional Health Series 🔹 As Seen on CBS News – TEDx Speakers – Research-Based Curriculum Impacting 80,000+ Lives Silence KNOW More “Silence isn’t strength. It’s suffocation. And the more we know, the more lives we can save.” This life-changing session opens up honest, compassionate, and culturally grounded conversation around suicide prevention, especially in communities where silence, stigma, or shame have kept people suffering alone. This session empowers participants to: Recognize the signs of emotional exhaustion and suicidal ideation, Replace fear-based silence with supportive language and action, Learn what to say—and what not to say—when someone is hurting. Dr. Godfrey infuses the session with his signature approach: empathy, engagement, and lived truth. Because people don’t just need awareness they need tools, language, and community. Dr. Chanda Reynolds, clinical psychologist and racial trauma expert, deepens the session with evidence-based strategies for intervention, identity-safe support, and postvention. She addresses the unique ways suicide risk appears in marginalized populations, especially among youth, men, and high-achieving students of color. Together, they shift the focus from reaction to proactive prevention, from fear to education, and from stigma to sacred story-sharing. Why This Matters: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10–24 Black youth suicide rates have nearly doubled in the past decade LGBTQ+, faith-based, and athletic communities often struggle in silence due to stigma You’ll Leave With: A “KNOW MORE Card” with signs, steps, and scripts for suicide prevention Culturally fluent strategies for reaching hurting peers, students, or teammates Language to disrupt harmful silence without judgment