Utah has seen a staggering increase in youth suicide and some advocates blame LDS Church policies. Wednesday, we’re asking what the research shows and how religion can hurt or help kids in crisis.

This weekend is the Love Loud Festival. It’s a music event created by Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons aimed at raising awareness of the risk LGBTQ youth face when they aren’t accepted by their Mormon communities. In Utah, advocacy groups point to the staggering increase in youth suicide and some blame LDS Church policies. So Wednesday, we’re asking what we can say about the causes of youth suicide in Utah, how religion can hurt or help, and what we should be doing to save our kids.

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