What a family can actually do?

From the book – Chapter 32: Rights, Stigma and Suicide Prevention

What a family can actually do

Use ordinary words: illness, help, clinic — not insult.
Share accurate information; stop the joke that makes the room unsafe.
Go with the person to the first appointment.
If the law is being broken — confinement, beating, locked starvation — that is not culture. That is harm. Seek help outside the house.

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