Contributing Writer: Kathryn Richards
Kathryn Richards has been a Contributing Writer for Community Commons since 2023, sharing her expertise in suicide prevention and access to lethal means, developing widespread communications to produce health-related behavior change, high-level strategizing to address complex public health issues, and evaluation.
Kathryn is a survivor of suicide loss. Her brother died by suicide when he was 26. Kathryn is most passionate about mental health, challenging the stigma around mental health and suicide, suicide prevention strategies, and improving firearm safety behaviors as a tool for preventing suicide.
Kathryn is a 2023-2024 Randall Lewis Fellow and current student at Claremont Graduate University in the dual degree program, Master of Social Psychology and Master of Public Health, with a concentration in Health Promotion, Education, and Evaluation. Before graduate school, she worked in community health, developing, implementing, and evaluating strategies for improving community health, including suicide prevention messaging, addressing social determinants of health, and improving access to behavioral health care.
Kathryn resides in Claremont, California, with her 14-month-old Golden Retriever, Arthur, who she loves taking to the beach. Kathryn is also an avid pickleball player.
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