Summary: Donna Barnes, PhD,, director of the Suicide Prevention Program at Howard University, outlines the sharp rise in suicides in the black community. She looks at cultural and sociological shifts as the black community blends with the larger communities, the role of the clergy, changing family supports, how to intervene and educate the minority community about mental health, etc. She is also the director of the National Organization of People of Color Against Suicide, www.nopcas.org
