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School shut downs during the pandemic, may have confined LGBTQ youth to traumatic environments. [12] [8] LGBTQ youth, especially LGBTQ youth who are racial and ethnic minorities, homeless, undocumented immigrants, or from backgrounds of low socioeconomic status, [13] [14] who use school-provided mental health services were also put at risk. [12]
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+ ...
Some risk factors that contribute to declining mental health are heteronormativity, discrimination, harassment, rejection (e.g., family rejection and social exclusion), stigma, prejudice, denial of civil and human rights, lack of access to mental health resources, lack of access to gender-affirming spaces (e.g., gender-appropriate facilities ...
This data makes clear that LGBTQ youth face unique mental health challenges and continue to experience disparities in access to affirming care, family rejection, and discrimination."
A 1994 study on the New York City Child Welfare System reported that 78% of LGBTQ youth were kicked out or ran away from their foster home as a result. [24] Many other factors that lead to increased risk of homelessness in adolescents disproportionately affect LGBT youth, such as experiencing conflict at school. [25]
In those six weeks of sharing — space, meals, stories, hugs, and knowledge — I gained not only a friend but also a blueprint for how I approach all of the work I do with and for Black LGBTQ ...
The Trevor Project also undertakes mental health research focusing on nonheterosexual youth. According to the project's strategic plan, "The Trevor Project will expand the scale of its flagship national survey while continuing to grow visibility and general public consumption of its research; and to incorporate new studies, scientific advances, and research protocols to build on its thought ...
Bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer people, particularly LGBTQ youth, involves intentional actions toward the victim, repeated negative actions by one or more people against another person, and an imbalance of physical or psychological power. [1] LGBTQ youth are more likely to report bullying than non-LGBTQ youth. [2]