Adult industry mental health resource Pineapple Support has announced it will host a free Suicide Prevention training presentation “to help those in the adult industry to better understand the mental health issues that lead to suicide, including how to identify potential signs and the steps that can be taken to prevent suicide,” the organization said in a recent statement.
The training presentation will be hosted by certified crisis counselor Amanda TR-Clemens. Pineapple Support said the presentation is “designed to help those in the adult industry provide direct support to those struggling,” adding that on top of resources and tools for suicide prevention, the presentation will also “provide tools and strategies for mental health challenges individuals might be facing personally.”
“This webinar will be a ‘user-friendly’, sex-informed approach to suicide prevention and crisis support that’s meant to be specifically ‘performed’ by adult film industry people for adult film industry people who may be struggling with suicide or other mental health-related issues,” Clemens said. “The more honest discussions we can have about mental health in adult, the less stigma those who want to come forward face, and the more who can be saved.”
Pineapple Support was founded in 2018, by British performer Leya Tanit, in response to a string of losses in the adult industry from depression and other mental illnesses. The organisation, which is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit in the United States and a registered charity in the UK, has so far connected over a thousand adult performers to mental health services, including free and low-cost, therapy, counseling and emotional support.
“This training presentation will be held on World Suicide Prevention Day,” Tanit said. “We’re hosting this in memory of those in our industry we’ve lost, and to honor their memory by building a more informed and supportive community. Amanda’s experience working for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, as well as her work coordinating emergency and volunteer rescues and speaking at schools and events on the topic of suicide prevention makes her the perfect host for this training presentation.”
The Suicide Prevention Training presentation will go live on September 10th at 1 pm EST. It is scheduled to last one hour, but may extend beyond that hour, Pineapple Support said in its announcement. For more information and to access the webinar link, visit PineappleSupport.org/webinars/.
