Sexual orientation and gender identity appear to be linked to youth suicides and the coroner’s office in the province of Ontario wants to find out more. As part of its mandate to recommend ways to prevent death, the coroner’s office is looking at ways to include questions on this issue when investigating deaths.
The annual Paediatric Death Review Committee report released Monday included a special section discussing suicides among youth who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, Two Spirit or queer, or who struggle with sexual with gender identity.
“It’s certainly an emerging theme amongst adolescents and one we felt needed specific recognition,” said Dr. Dirk Huyer, who chairs the committee.
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