Non sense. As suicide only exists in the orthodox circles.
Umm, "activist" boory deutch. Aha....
These insane people will take every tragedy and turn it into hate on our community.
Who cares about the source of this article or the "activists" quoted? When it comes to reporting on the Chassidic or "Ultra Orthodox" community, the Forward is as anti-Semitic as it gets.
Not recognizing that the scourge of mental health issues going untreated as an epidemic in the broader orthodox community is dangerous. And it is killing people.
Therapy has to stop being stigmatized. Your cardiologist doesn't need to be frum, and your ENT doesn't need to be male. Your therapist doesn't need to be frum or the same gender. People need to realize that depression and other mental health issues are sicknesses.
I don't know whether there are legit studies comparing suicide rates in our community vs the general population. Frankly, I don't care to know if it the same, more or less. The willful stigmatization of getting treated by licensed and trained mental health professionals in the orthodox community is real. It has to end.