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A study of nationwide data from January 1999 to December 2015 revealed an association between states that established same-sex marriage and reduced rates of attempted suicide among all schoolchildren in grades 9–12, with a rate reduction in all schoolchildren (LGB and non-LGB youth) in grades 9–12 declining by 7% and a rate reduction among ...
The Trevor Project is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1998. Focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth, they offer a toll-free telephone number where confidential assistance is provided by trained counselors.
The Trevor Project has published its 2024 National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People. The annual report highlights how factors like home life, school environment, and anti-LGBTQ+ ...
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey is conducted every other year and surveys thousands of high school-age children from public and private schools between grades 9 and 12 across all 50 states and the ...
Mandating LGBT-specific training for homeless youth service providers [40] [41] Establishing anti-discrimination policies among all relevant federal agencies for LGBT youth [42] Creating a federal "healthy families" program that provides counseling to families with LGBTQ children [43] Working to eliminate bullying of LGBT students in schools [44]
Mental health care for LGBTQ teens is limited in the U.S. and can be difficult to access, according to a study. Some lawmakers are trying to change that.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a 2015 Youth Risk and Behavior Survey (YRBS), that surveyed approximately 1,285,000 LGB youth out of 16,067,000 students total in grades 9-12 nationwide and was able to provide evidence of greater physical and mental vulnerabilities among the youth of the LGBTQ community.
Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ youths face an outsize risk of suicide, aggravated by high levels of race-based discrimination, an LGBTQ advocacy 40% of AAPI LGBTQ youths have considered ...