February: Time Since Exposure to Conversion Therapy and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among LGBTQ+ Young People
LGBTQ+ young people with more recent exposure to conversion therapy reported higher rates of considering and attempting suicide in the past year than those with less recent exposure..
January: Substance Use, Minority Stress, and Mental Health among LGBTQ+ Young People
LGBTQ+ youth who experienced victimization and discrimination based on their LGBTQ+ identity reported higher rates of current substance use (60% and 57%, respectively) compared to youth who did not report these experiences (51% and 50%, respectively).
December: Pronoun Usage and Mental Health Impacts of Pronoun Respect in TGNB Young People
Less than half (46%) of transgender and nonbinary young people reported that their pronouns were respected by a lot, most, or all of the people in their lives.
November: Civic Engagement, Political Concerns, and Mental Health among LGBTQ+ Young People
Though most LGBTQ+ young people were motivated to take political action, TGNB young people had higher rates of motivation, with half also reporting at least one LGBTQ+-related political concern.
October: Anti-Bullying Policies in School and LGBTQ+ Young People
School policies that specifically prohibit all forms of anti-LGBTQ+ bullying were associated with lower rates of in-person bullying at school and lower past-year suicide attempts among LGBTQ+ youth.
September: Online Experiences and Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People
Most LGBTQ+ young people agreed that they go online to connect with people because it is difficult finding others to relate to and connect with in their daily lives.
August: Friends, Family, and Community: Social Support and the Health of Transgender and Nonbinary Young People of Color
TGNB young people of color who receive high levels of social support from their families have greater access to care, better mental health, and are less likely to consider or attempt suicide than those with low or moderate levels of family support.
June: Positive Events and Mental Health Among LGBTQ+ Young People
Several recent positive events – such as doing enjoyable things for oneself, feeling more comfortable financially, receiving positive feedback at school or work, and making new friends or doing enjoyable things with friends – were associated with lower rates of recent depression and anxiety among LGBTQ+ young people.
May: Mental Health Diagnoses and Access to Care Among LGBTQ+ Young People
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of participants reported having at least one mental health diagnosis. The most commonly reported were anxiety disorders (47%), major depressive disorder (33%), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (30%).
April: The Impact of Houselessness and Food Insecurity on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People
LGBTQ+ young people with a history of houselessness had over twice the rate of attempting suicide in the past year than those who have never been houseless (24% vs. 9%).
March: The Mental Health and Experiences of LGBTQ+ Young People in the Rural U.S.
LGBTQ+ young people living in rural areas were half as likely as those in non-rural areas to say their community was supportive of LGBTQ+ people (34% vs. 67%).
February: The Role of Parent and Caregiver Support on Perceived Life Expectancy and Life Purpose for Black Transgender and Nonbinary Young People
Black transgender and nonbinary young people with parents and caregivers who supported their LGBTQ+ identity reported a greater sense of life purpose and perceived life expectancy.
January: How State Policy Affects the Well-Being and Relocation of LGBTQ+ Young People
LGBTQ+ young people in states with a lower LGBTQ+ policy index were more likely to cross into another state to access health care or consider moving out of the state altogether compared to those in states with a higher LGBTQ+ policy index.
December: “You are Beautiful”: Advice and Encouragement For LGBTQ+ Young People From LGBTQ+ Young People
LGBTQ+ young people advise their peers to accept themselves, avoid negativity, find community, and practice perseverance.
November: How to Best Support Transgender and Nonbinary Young People
For transgender and nonbinary young people, parent and caregiver support was significantly associated with lower suicide risk.
October: How to Best Support Transgender and Nonbinary Young People
For transgender and nonbinary young people, parent and caregiver support was significantly associated with lower suicide risk.
September: Mental Health Care Access and Use among LGBTQ+ Young People
Three quarters (75%) of LGBTQ+ young people who use hotline or crisis services have considered suicide in the past year.
August: Anti-LGBTQ+ School Policies and LGBTQ+ Young People
Attending a school with even one anti-LGBTQ+ policy is associated with higher rates of anxiety, depression, and past-year suicide attempts for young LGBTQ+ students.
July: Climate Change Concerns, Climate Change Risk, and Mental Health Among LGBTQ+ Young People
LGBTQ+ young people report high levels of climate change anxiety, with the majority (55%) reporting that they worry about it frequently.
June: The Relationship Between Firearms, Mass Shootings and Suicide Risk among LGBTQ+ Young People
The presence of a firearm in the home was associated with a 17% higher odds of attempting suicide in the past year. Being impacted or knowing someone impacted by a mass shooting was associated with a 32% higher odds of attempting suicide in the last year.
May: Adult LGBTQ+ Role Models in the Lives of LGBTQ+ Young People
Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ young people (67%) reported having at least one older LGBTQ+ adult role model in their lives.
April: Mental Health and Access to Care for LGBTQ+ Girls and Young Women
In total, 66% of LGBTQ+ girls and young women reported receiving mental health care in the past, with 58% of these individuals finding it helpful.
March: Sexual Violence and Suicide Risk among LGBTQ+ Young People
LGBTQ+ young people report higher rates of sexual violence than the general population. Nearly two in five LGBTQ+ young people (39%) reported that they had ever been forced to do “sexual things” that they did not want to do.
February: Discrimination among Black LGBTQ+ Young People and Suicide Risk
Just over one in five (21%) Black transgender, nonbinary, or questioning young people reported a suicide attempt in the past year.
January: Perceived Life Expectancy and Life Purpose in LGBTQ+ Young People
The majority of LGBTQ+ young people (64%) reported believing there was a high chance (i.e., more likely than not) of living to age 35, while just over 1 in 3 (36%) believed their chances were low.
December: The Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People with Disabilities
Just under two thirds (65%) of LGBTQ young people with disabilities reported feeling discriminated against for their actual or perceived disability in the past year.
November: Affirming Actions and Gender Euphoria Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young People
Gender euphoria is defined as satisfaction or joy caused when one’s gendered experience aligns with their gender identity, rather than with the gender they were assigned at birth.
October: Self-Injury and its Relationship to Suicide Attempts Among LGBTQ Young People
LGBTQ young people who self-injured in the past year reported higher odds of both considering and attempting suicide in the past year compared to LGBTQ young people who did not.
September: Acceptance from Adults is Associated with Lower Rates of Suicide Attempts Among LGBTQ Young People
LGBTQ young people who had accepting adults in their lives reported significantly lower odds of attempting suicide compared to those who did not.
August: School-Related Protective Factors for LGBTQ Middle and High School Students
LGBTQ middle and high school students with access to at least one school-related protective factor had 26% lower odds of attempting suicide in the past year.
July: LGBTQ Young People of Color in Online Spaces
Feeling safe and understood in at least one online space is associated with lower suicide risk and lower rates of recent anxiety for all LGBTQ young people, and for LGBTQ young people of color in particular.
June: Civic Engagement and Mental Health Among LGBTQ Young People
The majority of LGBTQ young people participated in protests, expressed their opinions to public officials, or performed community service in their local communities in the past year.
May: The Relationship Between Caring Teachers and the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Students
Feeling that their teachers or professors cared a lot or very much about them was associated with significantly lower odds of attempting suicide in the past year among LGBTQ young people.
April: Middle Eastern and Northern African LGBTQ+ Young People
More than one in five MENA LGBTQ young people reported a suicide attempt in the past year.
March: Age of Gender Identity Outness and Suicide Risk
Transgender and nonbinary young people who came out about their gender identity and had high family support reported lower rates of considering and attempting suicide in the past year.
February: Mental Health of Black Transgender and Nonbinary Young People
One in four Black transgender and nonbinary young people reported a suicide attempt in the past year.
January: LGBTQ Youth and Body Dissatisfaction
LGBTQ youth with body dissatisfaction reported twice the odds of attempting suicide in the past year.
December: Religion and Spirituality Among LGBTQ Youth
One in five LGBTQ youth reported that their religion or spirituality is important or very important to them.
November: Protectiveness of Family Sexual Orientation Support
3 in 4 LGBTQ youth who were out reported having at least one family member who supports their sexual orientation.
October: Age of Sexual Orientation Outness and Suicide Risk
These data serve as a call to action for the people in LGBTQ youth’s lives — parents, family members, teachers, doctors, and other direct service providers — to create affirming environments where LGBTQ youth can feel safe and supported coming out.
September: Suicide Risk and Access to Care Among LGBTQ College Students
LGBTQ college students with access to mental health services through their college had 84% lower odds of attempting suicide in the past year compared to LGBTQ college students without access.
August: Mental Health Among LGBTQ Youth with a Parent in the Military
LGBTQ youth who reported having a parent currently in the military had significantly higher rates of mental health challenges and suicide risk.
July: Trauma and Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ Youth
LGBTQ youth who reported high levels of trauma symptoms had more than three times greater odds of attempting suicide in the past year compared to those with no trauma symptoms and low or moderate trauma symptoms.
June: Resilience and Mental Health Among LGBTQ Youth
Higher resilience was consistently associated with better mental health outcomes including decreased risk for anxiety, depression, and suicide attempts in the past year among LGBTQ youth.
May: Behaviors of Supportive Parents and Caregivers for LGBTQ Youth
Supportive actions taken by parents and caregivers were associated with lower suicide risk among LGBTQ youth.
April: Mental Health Among Autistic LGBTQ Youth
LGBTQ youth who diagnosed with autism had over 50% greater odds of attempting suicide in the past year compared to those who had never been diagnosed with autism.
March: Mental Health of Deaf* LGBTQ Youth
Deaf* LGBTQ youth reported significantly higher odds of symptoms of depression in the last two weeks, considering suicide in the last year, or attempting suicide in the last year.
February: Eating Disorders among LGBTQ Youth
LGBTQ youth who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder reported nearly four times greater odds of attempting suicide in the past year compared to those who never had, or suspected they had, an eating disorder.
January: Substance Use and Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ Youth
Using data from The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, this research brief examines the relationship between substance use and suicide risk among thousands of LGBTQ young people.
December: LGBTQ Youth in The South
LGBTQ youth in the South had greater odds of a past-year suicide attempt compared to those in other regions of the U.S. The data also shows that LGBTQ youth in the South reported having less access to LGBTQ acceptance and affirming spaces.
November: LGBTQ Youth in Small Towns and Rural Areas
Nearly half of LGBTQ youth in rural areas and small towns stated that their community was somewhat or very unaccepting of LGBTQ people compared to just over a quarter of those in urban and suburban areas.
October: Bullying and Suicide Risk among LGBTQ Youth
Negative treatment by others, such as bullying, is a strong and consistent risk factor for youth suicide, and LGBTQ youth experience bullying at significantly greater rates than their straight and cisgender peers.
September: School-Related Conversations Across The Trevor Project’s Crisis Services
The Trevor Project reflects on the LGBTQ youth who reached out to talk about the 2020-21 academic year.
August: LGBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention in Schools
One way schools can support LGBTQ youth is by including positive content about LGBTQ people and issues in classroom curriculums.
July: Diversity of Nonbinary Youth
In celebration of International Nonbinary People’s Day on July 14th, this brief uses data from The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to examine the diversity of nonbinary youth.
June: Pride Among LGBTQ Youth
Pride month highlights opportunities for LGBTQ people to openly express their LGBTQ identity and for allies to have an opportunity to show love and support for LGBTQ people. It is also a time to recognize the resilience of LGBTQ people.
May: LGBTQ Youth with a History of Foster Care
Victimization and rejection from caregivers can result in LGBTQ youth involvement in the foster care system, which is strongly associated with greater suicide risk among youth in general.
April: LGBTQ Youth from Immigrant Families
Nearly 1 out of 4 LGBTQ youth (24%) in our sample was a first-generation youth. First-generation LGBTQ youth reported slightly lower rates of anxiety.
March: LGBTQ Youth in the Workplace
Nearly half (48%) of LGBTQ youth ages 13–24 were employed either full-time (32%) or part-time (16%).
February: Physical Dating Violence and Suicide Risk among LGBTQ Youth
Experiencing physical dating violence was associated with greater odds of a past-year suicide attempt across age ranges, gender identities, and race/ethnicities.
January: Evidence on Covid-19 Suicide Risk and LGBTQ Youth
There is a great need to collect additional data to better understand the relationships between Covid-19, suicide risk, and LGBTQ youth, while also providing support to LGBTQ youth who may be experiencing increased anxiety, loneliness, and rejection from their families.
December: LGBTQ & Gender-Affirming Spaces
The majority (62%) of LGBTQ youth who were enrolled in school stated that their school was LGBTQ-affirming.
November: American Indian/Alaskan Native Youth Suicide Risk
The compounding effects of discrimination indicate that AI/AN youth who are Two-Spirit/LGBTQ are also placed at greater risk for suicide by exposure to both LGBTQ-based stigma and racism.
October: Asexual and Ace Spectrum Youth
There has been a lack of research on asexuality, despite growing calls from within the asexual community for increased visibility and awareness. Even less is known about asexual youth. Using data from The Trevor Project’s 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, this brief explores sexual orientation, gender identity, and mental health indicators among asexual youth.
September: Latinx LGBTQ Youth Suicide Risk
Latinx LGBTQ youth were 30% more likely to report a suicide attempt in the past year compared to non-Latinx LGBTQ youth.
July: Pronouns Usage Among LGBTQ Youth
Although 75% of youth use either he/him or she/her exclusively, 25% of LGBTQ youth use they/them exclusively, a combination of he/him, she/her, or they/them, or neopronouns such as ze/zir or fae/faer.
June: LGBTQ Youth Sports Participation
Regardless of outness, transgender and nonbinary youth reported significantly lower rates of sports participation than their cisgender LGBQ peers.
May: Asian/Pacific Islander LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
API youth were significantly less likely than non-API youth to share their LGBTQ identity with parents; however, they were just as likely to share with friends.
April: Religiosity and Suicidality among LGBTQ Youth
Rates of sharing with parents were significantly higher among youth who did not report hearing their parents use religion to say negative things about being LGBTQ.
March: Substance Use Disparities by Sexual Identity
A clear understanding of disparities in substance use by sexual identity among not only high school students, but also those ages 18–25, is necessary to inform national prevention strategies, advocate for policy changes, and advance research.
February: Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
Despite having similar rates of mental health disparities, Black LGBTQ youth are significantly less likely to receive professional care.
January: Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
Gender-affirming care has been shown to reduce suicide ideation and attempts in transgender individuals, along with social support, familial support, and reduction of discrimination.
December: Lethal Means Safety to Reduce Youth Suicide
This research brief utilizes data from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System to examine suicide deaths among U.S. youth ages 10–24.
November: Suicide Attempts among LGBTQ Youth of Color
Findings highlight the continued need to address suicidality from an intersectional perspective. We must work to better understand the experiences and needs of youth who hold multiple marginalized identities.
October: Diversity of Youth Gender Identity
We embrace the diversity of gender identity across our programs and services to create safe, accepting, and inclusive spaces for LGBTQ youth.
September: Diversity of Youth Sexual Orientation
More than 1 in 5 LGBTQ youth described themselves as something other than gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
August: The Well-Being of LGBTQ Youth Athletes
Although LGBTQ youth are less likely to participate in sports than their straight and cisgender peers, their involvement in sports is associated with similar positive and negative factors.
Unstable Housing and LGBTQ Youth Suicidality
LGBTQ youth who experienced housing instability reported considering suicide at twice the rate and attempted suicide at more than three times the rate of LGBTQ youth who had not.
July: Sharing Thoughts of Suicide
Research suggests a path to immediate action is by equipping individuals with whom LGBTQ youth are most likely to disclose their thoughts of suicide to with the skills needed to prevent suicide.
June: National Estimate of LGBTQ Youth Seriously Considering Suicide
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among young people, with LGBTQ youth being 4 times more likely to seriously consider suicide, to make a plan for suicide, and to attempt suicide than their peers.
May: Fostering the Mental Health of LGBTQ Youth
We should acknowledge and identify positive factors in the lived experiences of LGBTQ youth in order to provide the knowledge necessary for improving their real-world outcomes.
April: Digital Support for Youth in Crisis
Youth pointed to factors around authenticity and privacy as their reasons for preferring digital outreach.
March: Bisexual Youth Experience
Mental health disparities exist for bisexual youth, with almost half seriously considering suicide in the past 12 months.
February: Data on Transgender Youth
Transgender youth reported significantly increased rates of depression, suicidality, and victimization compared to their cisgender peers.
January: Holiday Crisis Trends
Contrary to popular media reports, the notion that overall rates of suicide increase around the holiday season has been unfounded.