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LGB+ community more than twice as likely to self-harm or take their own lives, new data shows
New research from the ONS shows evidence that suicide rates are higher among the gay, lesbian and bisexual community; with a self-harm epidemic among the young LGB+ population ...
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I’m a top psychiatrist. We now know how high gay suicide levels are. Here’s how to fix it
One of the world’s leading psychiatrists has called on the British government to implement radical new policies, including ...
New men’s health strategy will urge blokes to ‘use NHS properly’ to slash rates of suicide, heart disease and cancer
THE NHS will be told how to help men live as long as women in England’s first ever men’s health strategy. Ministers are ...
Funeral directors who see tragic aftermath of suicide make plea as they see 'huge rise' on Teesside
"If they could only see it" - this heartbreaking sentiment has been shared by funeral directors on Teesside who deal with the ...
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Suicide rates ‘three times higher’ in Northern Ireland’s most deprived areas
Suicide rates in Northern Ireland are three times higher in the most deprived areas compared with the least deprived, a new report has found. The report, by the Samaritans, found that the self-harm ...
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Gay, lesbian and bi people at greater risk of self-harm and suicide, new figures show
Gay, lesbian and bisexual people are twice as likely as their straight peers to attempt suicide or have thoughts of taking their own life, new figures have revealed. Data published by the Office for ...