Download document: Alcohol and suicide: insights from LGBTQ+ communities’ experiences (full report)
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Our 2023 report explores the relationship between alcohol and suicide for LGBTQ+ people in England in their own words.
With our partners in the Suicide Prevention Consortium, we interviewed 13 people, who identified with a diverse range of gender identities and sexualities.
We heard that people’s experiences of alcohol, suicide and self-harm are highly personal, with LGBTQ+ identities being just one lens in which some of their experiences can be viewed through. It became clear that social norms, expectations and assumptions had a significant impact on the people we spoke to with this influencing drinking alcohol, suicidality or self-harm for some. We also found that community and connection is important for people’s sense of belonging and was one central mechanism influencing their experiences with drinking alcohol.
To find out more read our full report.
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Our 2022 report explores what the relationship between alcohol and suicide looks like for people living in England, in their own words.
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With our partners in the Suicide Prevention Consortium, we shared surveys with people who have lived experience of suicide, to understand more about their relationships with alcohol. We hope that by sharing their insights we can encourage the Westminster Government and healthcare services to make changes that will help people to be better supported.
My hope is that professionals start to see that alcohol use is often the result of an underlying issue and not simply tell people to sober up without offering further support for how to deal with the root cause of the problem.
Lived experience survey respondent