When he worked as an occupational therapist in community mental health, Robin Mazumder once met with a man in Edmonton who had survived a suicide attempt.
When Mazumder asked him what had prompted him to try to end his life, the man replied, “I’m lonely.”
As an occupational therapist, a key part of Mazumder’s job was to assess how people’s environments affected their well-being. He suggested they go for a walk in the man’s neighbourhood, to look for places where he might be able to connect with other people. Read more
