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? 

If 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. 

james.beal@thetimes.co.uk

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