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Poison - A conversation on suicide prevention

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Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide. 

Why does suicide occur? Why is there still a stigma around it? And how can we work to prevent people from taking their own lives? 

 f you or someone you know has been affected by suicide or needs to talk to someone, please get in contact with the Samaritans online https://www.samaritans.org/ or call them for free on their 24-hour helpline 116 123.

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Guest: Professor Rory O'Connor, Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Glasgow. 

Author of 'When It Is Darkest: Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do to Prevent It' - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442218/when-it-is-darkest-by-professor-rory-oconnor/9781785043437#

Host: James Beal, Social Affairs Editor, The Times. 

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