Stories written by Dionne Monsanto
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Minority Mental Health Month: #NoShame Day and The Siwe Project
Eight years later, I am a mental health advocate, a voice for my community, the executive director for The Siwe Project and the board chair for the NYC Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. My life is a public dialogue about Siwe's struggles with depression. I share. We heal. Talk saves lives.