"We also lived, loved, and laughed." A monument to victims of mental illness has been erected in a Transbaikal village.
An unusual monument appeared in the village Smolenka в Transbaikal Territory on the premises of the private psychiatric clinic Status. About this сообщили on the clinic's Telegram channel. The stone reads, "Remember us. For we, too, lived, loved, and laughed." Anyone can visit the monument.
"This inscription accurately conveys the state of a person who has made the last, tragic decision in his life," — the clinic’s Telegram channel says.
The monument also bears an epitaph written by the clinic's chief physician, Rafik Gasanov, which states that the monument is dedicated to all those he was unable to help.
Mental illness remains a stigmatized topic in Russia. The monument aims to draw attention to the problem of mental illness and to remind people of the importance of promptly seeking professional help.
According to Vedomosti, in 2025 in Russia fixed 735 cases of suicide among minors, and by 2025, this number will rise to 395. However, there are no open official statistics on suicide cases among adults.
Photo: Status Clinic