Youth's Lives Every Day
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 of nearly 700% on Nov 6, compared to the weeks prior.
-In addition, after analyzing the full day of post-election conversations across our classic crisis services, election-related content in convos have increased by nearly 5,200% compared to averages leading up to election day.
The above is an update to the following data, which was pulled the morning of November 6, 2024.
“Beginning November 5 approximately around midnight ET through now, The Trevor Project’s classic crisis services (lifeline, chat, text) are experiencing significantly high outreach from LGBTQ+ young people needing support in direct response to election results – an approximately 125% increase in crisis contact volume on election day through this morning compared to normal days. We anticipate this number will be at least maintained, and potentially only increase.”
“The Trevor Project wants LGBTQ+ young people to know that we are here for you, no matter the outcome of any election, and we will continue to fight for every LGBTQ+ young person to have access to safe, affirming spaces – especially during challenging times. LGBTQ+ young people: your life matters, and you were born to live it. The Trevor Project will always be here to support you, to listen, and to offer you the care you deserve.” – Jaymes Black (they/she/he), CEO of The Trevor Project
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 among trans and nonbinary youth by as much as 72%.
Resources to Include in Your Coverage:
- Finding Support & Building Community After the 2024 Elections
- How to Signal You are an Ally in Hostile Environment
- Letter from The Trevor Project’s CEO to LGBTQ+ youth
- How to Reach Out to The Trevor Project
- The Trevor Project’s Self-Care Flowchart
- The Trevor Project’s Visual Breathing Exercise for Stress & Anxiety
