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Author: Abasi Key, M.A.

Abasi Key, who is driven by the tragic loss of his son to suicide in 2022, is the Director of Community, College, and Career Affairs at Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. With over 30 years of nonprofit leadership experience, he founded Keyz2Life and Keys Please Global to serve veterans and underrepresented communities by providing housing and supportive resources.

Strong but Sinking: The Hidden Toll of Family Strain, Incarceration, and Suicide Among Black Men in the African Diaspora

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Strong but Sinking: The Hidden Toll of Family Strain, Incarceration, and Suicide Among Black Men in the African Diaspora by Abasi Key, M.A. and Felicia Swafford, Ph.D. Photo by Asso Myron on Unsplash For the Black/Afrikan diaspora community, this conversation is both urgent and deeply necessary. For too long, suicide has been minimized as an […]

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