suicide Archives

Survey reveals a third of LGBTQ+ people felt suicidal in past year.

OutNewsGlobal11th May 202111th May 2021

Features / Health

New LGBT HERO survey of 2273 LGBTQ+ people finds alarming number have felt suicidal or have attempted suicide over the past twelve months.

Silence of Suicide. Meet the couple behind the brilliant charity.

Rob Harkavy28th January 202110th May 2021

Features / Health

Yvette Greenway Mansfield and her husband, the well-known barrister Michael Mansfield QC, both experienced tragic bereavements due to suicide, they decided to do something about it and set up the charity SOS Silence of Suicide. In this interview, Yvette and Michael talk about the state of mental health in the UK […]

Join me in the fight against the suicide epidemic.

Rob Harkavy8th December 20208th December 2020

Features / Health

In 2019, the number of people in England and Wales who died by their own hand was 5,691.

Watch! The TV presenter fighting against the suicide epidemic.

Rob Harkavy4th December 202010th May 2021

Features / Health

Television presenter Wendy Turner Webster knows a thing or two about depression and is an outspoken advocate for mental health.

LGB Acceptance Is A Pivotal Factor In Suicide Rates.

Danielle Monk10th September 202010th September 2020

Features / Health / News

A new study finds low levels of LGB recognition as a significant contributor to increased levels of suicide.

Prominent gay rights lawyer burns himself to death

Newsdesk15th April 201815th April 2018

News / US / World

A prominent gay rights lawyer and environmental advocate has burned himself to death in New York on Saturday in a protest against ecological destruction. The charred remains of 60-year-old David Buckel were found by passers-by in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Police said he was pronounced dead at about 6.30am. His suicide email reportedly read: […]