A rural North Carolina community recognized the need to address suicide risk in LGBTQ+ youth on the local level. In response, community health advocates formed a You Belong Here campaign, which interviewed dozens of LGBTQ+ youth to gather their perspectives on LGBTQ+ acceptance and suicide. The interviews were incorporated into a locally developed and debuted documentary that explored how LGBTQ+ youth are perceived and what steps can be taken to reduce suicide risk factors in their community.
– Anne Geissinger, MPH, RDN, Comprehensive Suicide Prevention (CSP) Program Coordinator & Team Lead, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services