Disability organisations shocked by England and Wales suicide figures.
The charity is unable to be open 24 hours a day due to a lack of volunteers in the islandA leading disability rights charity has described new suicide statistics as the "tragic face of systemic inequality".
It looked at a series of "statuses" including disability, employment, religion and relationship to see how they compared. She said the "deep cuts in public services" over the years including to mental health services and the current cost of living crisis had made "our lives extremely, extremely difficult".
"We need to work with the disabled community to understand more about this and ensure the Government's promised suicide prevention strategy comes with proper funding in order to tackle the inequalities highlighted." Disabled activists have been asking the government for years to publish disabled suicide statistics since the austerity measures and cuts to benefits were adopted.
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