ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the concept of cultural identity. Research has demonstrated that symptoms of suicidal ideation vary between ethnicities, gender, and sexual orientation. Suicidal ideation is a critical symptom of depression. The choice of method in suicide has also been found to vary across cultural groups. Means for committing suicide often differ across the globe due to social acceptability and availability. Minority stress examines the experience of cultural minorities based on levels of acculturation, maltreatment, and social inequalities. The Cultural Assessment of Risk for Suicide (CARS) provides a method to recognize and categorize the cultural distinction within suicide. Not only does the CARS have the prospect to be used as a screening tool, it also has the capability to be utilized in the capacity of prevention and management of suicide. It identifies critical aspects of suicide risk that can be used to generate a culturally competent safety and risk management plan.
