Suicide prevention | We need to talk about suicide in the LGBTQ+ community

Ian Howley, CEO of LGBT HERO, explains why the LGBTQ+ community needs to start having conversations around suicide and address stigma, as LGBT HERO launches a new suicide prevention support hub.

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