Siri Daly talks about his brother's suicide on the occasion of World Mental Health Day

"I had a hard time hearing about it, but if I learned anything about the times in which we live, that 's it. that by using our individual voices to talk about important, often difficult topics, it can make sense. " She wrote: "Last April, my younger brother committed suicide, it took me a moment to put these words together, but they are facts.

"Other facts: he was a deeply kind and very intelligent man, he loved his family and his girlfriend and he always fought to be healthy."

His death was part of a difficult time for Carson's family, mother and father-in-law who died less than a year ago.

Siri also sought to draw attention to the issue of suicide, pointing out that more Americans suffer from depression than heart disease, cancer and HIV / AIDS. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 7% of US adults – about 16 million people in 2016 – have experienced at least one major depressive episode.

In May, doctors at Vanderbilt University saw a dramatic increase in the number of young people thinking or attempting suicide in more than 115,000 cases in the past decade.

"But, it can be diagnosed and treated," Siri wrote. "Suicide can be avoided."

Earlier this year, Carson spoke about his own fight against generalized anxiety disorder.

Daly and his family will take part in the Walk Out of Darkness Walk on October 21 at the South Street Seaport in New York, in memory of Morgan. Out of Darkness walks have been held across the country to raise public awareness of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, which aims to reduce the annual suicide rate by 20% by 2025.

"Nobody should feel lonely," she wrote.

If you or someone you know is at risk of suicide, please call American National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text TALK at 741741 or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for more resources.