Abstract
Suicide is a significant health issue among sexual and gender minority adults (SGMA); yet, there are no tailored suicide prevention programs for these marginalized populations in Canada. We hosted two world cafés with community leaders, health professionals, policymakers, and researchers to identify recommendations for mobilizing SGMA-focused suicide prevention programs. We identified five priorities: (1) make society safer for sexual and gender minorities; (2) decrease barriers to mental health services; (3) support community-driven and community-based interventions; (4) increase suicide knowledge and reduce stigma; (5) expand the knowledge base on SGMA suicide. In the absence of a national Canadian SGMA suicide prevention policy, these priorities provide a starting point in addressing SGMA suicide inequities by advancing SGMA-tailored interventions.
Highlights
Suicide is a significant health issue among sexual and gender minority adults (SGMA); yet, there are no tailored suicide prevention programs for these marginalized populations in Canada
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM)—people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Two-Spirit, or queer—are at increased risk of suicide (Haas et al 2011), but prevention interventions designed for this population are practically inexistent in Canada
Other jurisdictions have brought together experts to identify the state of research and provide recommendations with regard to SGM suicide prevention (Haas et al 2011), but these efforts have been conspicuously absent within Canada at the exception of efforts to mobilize around SGM youth suicide (Dyck 2012)
Summary
5. Increase the availability of free/low-cost, high-quality, culturally safe SGMA-affirming services 6. Reduce wait times for existing free/low-cost SGMA-affirming services 7. Clarify referral pathways for SGMA with suicidality 8. Create SGMA-affirming practices and clinical spaces 9. Explore new technologies to provide SGMA-affirming therapies to rural/remote SGMA
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