Author(s): The Trevor Project
Published: May 4, 2022
Report Intro/Brief:
The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health demonstrates that rates of suicidal thoughts have trended upward among LGBTQ young people over the last three years, making our life-saving work all the more important.
Capturing the experiences of nearly 34,000 LGBTQ youth ages 13 to 24 across the United States, with 45% of respondents being LGBTQ youth of color and 48% being transgender or nonbinary, our fourth annual national survey is one of the most diverse surveys of LGBTQ youth ever conducted.
These data provide critical insights into some of the unique suicide risk factors faced by LGBTQ youth, top barriers to mental health care, and the negative impacts of COVID-19 and relentless anti-transgender legislation. This research also highlights several ways in which we can all support the LGBTQ young people in our lives—and help prevent suicide.
KEY FINDINGS
(1) 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year.
(2) LGBTQ youth who felt high social support from their family reported attempting suicide at less than half the rate of those who felt low or moderate social support.
(3) Fewer than 1 in 3 transgender and nonbinary youth found their home to be gender-affirming.
(4) LGBTQ youth who found their school to be LGBTQ affirming reported lower rates of attempting suicide.
(5) 60% of LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care in the past year were not able to get it.
(6) LGBTQ youth who live in a community that is accepting of LGBTQ people reported significantly lower rates of attempting suicide than those who do not.”
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