Pata Suyemoto
Dr. Pata Suyemoto is a feminist scholar, writer, educator, diversity trainer, and mental health activist. She is a suicide attempt survivor and a survivor of chronic depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

She earned her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, focusing her research on anti-racist education and issues of race and racism. She is one of the authors of Widening the Lens: Exploring the Role of Social Justice in Suicide Prevention – A Racial Equity Toolkit. She is also co-founder of The Breaking Silences Project, an artistic endeavor that provides education on mental health issues pertaining to Asian American young women.

Suyemoto serves as co-chair for the Greater Boston Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition, and as chair of the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP) Alliance for Equity’s People of Color Caucus. She is a member of MCSP’s Executive Committee, the planning committee for the annual Asian American Mental Health Forum, and the Department of Public Health’s Suicide Prevention Community Advisory Board. She is a longtime volunteer for Asian Women for Health and is a trainer and wellness coach for the Achieving Whole Health program.