from California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. The nonprofit, which bills itself as the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ youth, surveyed more than 34,000 people ages 13 to 24 last year on risk of self harm, anti-LGBTQ attacks and “negative impacts of recent politics.”
“While we cannot compare state data directly,” Rosen said, “our research consistently finds that LGBTQ young people who report having access to accepting communities, LGBTQ-affirming spaces, and social support among family and friends are more likely to have better mental health outcomes and lower suicide risk.”Considered Suicide: Who seriously considered suicide in the past year.Access to Care: Who wanted mental health care in the past year were not able to get it.
Texas reported the highest, or tied for highest, rates in the first four categories and lowest in the rate of community acceptance. Fewer youth in Pennsylvania, 42% of those surveyed, reported their school as an LGBTQ-affirming space while this was true of 43% of respondents in Texas and Florida.
Doesn't Obama care provide services for that
This is sad. They need to be encouraged to seek REAL clinical help and therapy to sort through their gender dysphoria.
MentalHealth - services are still hard to access, complain young people in crisis situations.
No thanks to people like Ted Cruz 😡