The American Association of Suicidology Statement on Equity and Anti-Racism

Wokefication and institutional capture are not what you think; Neither is BIPOC.

“We believe that the only way for the field of suicidology to reduce suicide and build lives worth living for BIPOC is to dismantle systems of oppression.” — Statement on Equity and Anti-Racism

Prelude: The Return of the Repressed

This article represents the return of repressed memories of the farcical overthrow of David Covington, the president of America’s major suicide prevention organization, by a tiny social media mob that struck immediately after his presidential address. The coup was made to appear spontaneous, but it was not. The disturbance was orchestrated by a tiny group pretending to be anonymous but familiar to the organization's members, including the deposed president. The coup was covertly financed with $100K in public funds that the organization's leadership had obtained without much fanfare or formal announcement.