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Critical paper and policy brief: Suicide and Autistic people

Content warning: The following blog post contains content about suicide.

Autistic people face a heightened risk of suicidal ideation, suicidal behaviour, and premature mortality by suicide Autistic people face when compared to the general population.

We recently published a critical paper on suicide mortality rates in Autistic people and a corresponding policy brief to inform public health policy in the future.

Read more “Critical paper and policy brief: Suicide and Autistic people” →
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