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I want to honor the lives destroyed because of hatred. I am watching grief-stricken as we become more divided and are less able to hear each other’s stories.
The Trevor Project released “How to Save a Life,” a new national campaign that encourages supporters to apply to become volunteer crisis counselors.
qnotes takes a look at a few of the organizations working to end suicide and aid people in crisis, including individuals who are LGBTQ…
“A new report from the University of Connecticut and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation reveals some of the factors behind the elevated suicide rate among LGBTQ youth.”
The highest number of referrals come in late elementary and middle school.
One evening the phone rang and this voice on the other end said, “I need to talk to someone before I pull the trigger!”
Local and national organizations provide essential care
In 2016, when a devastating relationship put me into the hospital after a botched suicide attempt, I was finally able to receive the treatment I’ve needed practically my entire life.
Recent research from Harvard and Johns Hopkins links the presence of state marriage equality with reductions in suicide attempts among adolescents. The effect was particularly strong among adolescents who reported they were gay, lesbian, bisexual or unsure.
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