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New study finds lesbian, gay and bisexual people are more than twice as likely than their straight peers to experience suicidal thoughts or self-harming behaviours

Graham Robson June 9, 2023

The study, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, is the first ever to analyse nationally representative data on sexual orientation and suicidality in England whilst being able to compare individual sexual minority groups.

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LGBTQ+ News

OneBodyOneFaith to host memorial service to remember and commemorate members of the LGBTQ+ community who have lost their lives to suicide and experienced harm

Graham Robson April 19, 2023

OneBodyOneFaith, the UK’s oldest LGBTQ+ Christian member’s network, is hosting a memorial service at Hinde Street Methodist Church, 19 Hinde Street, London W1U 2QJ on Sunday, April 23 at 2.30pm

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Arts

FILM: ‘I Made This For You’ free to watch for World Suicide Prevention Day

Graham Robson September 11, 2020

I Made This For You, a searingly honest British feature film that tackles mental health, depression and suicide head on, is now available to watch for free on Youtube globally.

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Community

Study shows community support benefits young LGBTQ+ mental health

Rachel Badham August 1, 2020

A new 2020 study from the UBC School of Nursing has demonstrated that having access to a supportive community and living in a progressive political climate helps decrease suicidal tendencies in young LGBTQ+ people.

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Community News

Been bereaved by suicide and need support?

Besi Besemar February 19, 2018

Free support groups for people bereaved by suicide set up by Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Care have been running in Brighton and Hove since October 2016. Facing the Future groups – each with a maximum of eight participants – are free of charge and available to anyone over 18 who has been bereaved by suicide.

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Community News

Samaritans – Make small talk and save lives

Besi Besemar November 21, 2017

Samaritans is launching a campaign in partnership with British Transport Police, Network Rail and the wider rail industry to give travellers the confidence to trust their instincts and act if they notice someone who may be at risk of suicide in or around a train station.

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