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A Third of The Trevor Project’s Increase in Post-Election Crisis Contacts Identify as BIPOC LGBTQ+ Youth

The Trevor Project's classic crisis services experienced significantly increased volume related to the election over the last few days (pre-election, post-election). A third of those crisis contacts identified as BIPOC LGBTQ+ young people. The viral NBC News exit polls indicate that a majority (85%) of Black people voted for VP Harris, which includes a larger majority of Black women (91%).  “Recognizing that the vast majority of Black voters voted for VP Harris, it makes sense that Black LGBTQ+ young people might be experiencing negative mental health outcomes following the election results. For LGBTQ+ young people, including BIPOC LGBTQ+ young people,…
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The Trevor Project Shares Post-Election Day Crisis Contact Volume Data

The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, shared that its classic crisis services (lifeline, chat, text) began to experience significant increases in volume towards the end of election night.  Update from The Trevor Project: Thank you for looking into The Trevor Project's increased volume of crisis contacts, which was data our team pulled November 6 early morning. As of November 7 evening, 2024, the organization's updated volume data is as follows: -After analyzing the full day of post-election conversations across our classic crisis services, The Trevor Project saw an overall volume increase…
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The Trevor Project Reports 200% Increase in Election Conversations Across Its Crisis Services

The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, shared that its classic crisis services (lifeline, chat, text) experienced a significant increase of election-related crisis conversations from November 3-4, 2024 compared to just a few days prior – October 29-November 2, 2024. The organization reported a nearly 200% increase in conversation topics related to the election based on key related words, such as "election" and "rights." The organization’s research shows that a staggering 90% of LGBTQ+ young people said their well-being was negatively impacted due to recent politics. Additionally, anti-transgender state laws significantly increased incidents of past-year suicide attempts…