Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Hidden in the Crowd: the Need for Documenting Links Between Sexuality and Suicidal Behaviours Among Young People. Report of the Same-Sex Attracted Youth Suicide Data Collection Project

This project sought to establish whether agencies & services collected qualitative or quantitative data that might demonstrate links between suicidal behaviours & issues of sexuality for young people. A review of current Australian & international literature was done & contact was made with over 100 agencies, services, & organizations. While very little useful data was collected to establish the existence of these links, workers who were interviewed generally confirmed the findings of the literature review, namely that same-sex attracted young people are significantly at risk of self-destructive & suicidal behaviours.