It hapenned to my son: a story about overcoming self-injury and suicide

Anonymous

Summary

Tornar minha história pública significa sair da zona de conforto da privacidade e expor a vulnerabilidade relativa às doenças mentais a que todos estamos sujeitos, ainda mais em tempos de pandemia. Seria fácil guardar o anonimato, como inúmeras pessoas fazem quando passam por algo drástico e difícil de lidar, mas preferi a contramão do comportamento comum, expondo de maneira fidedigna minha experiência, com aval e consentimento do meu filho após sua exitosa recuperação. O tema, apesar de delicado, é extremamente atual. Estamos vivenciando o aumento significativo do número de casos de violência autoprovocada, que foram, inclusive, reconhecidos como problema de saúde pública pelo governo federal através da edição da lei 13.819/19, que regulamenta a política nacional de prevenção da automutilação e do suicídio. Tenho a intenção de colaborar com o esclarecimento da população, em especial jovens, pais, responsáveis, escola, profissionais da saúde e todos aqueles que pensam não existir solução para evitar o autoextermínio.

Available since: 01/19/2023.

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