Our Latest Research Briefs and Reports

APR. 28, 2022 — This report is one of the first to explore the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ youth who are Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and provide findings specific to six major AAPI origin groups. It uses data from a national sample of nearly 3,600 AAPI LGBTQ youth ages 13–24 who participated in The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.

MAR. 28, 2022 — 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.

FEB. 17, 2022 — 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.

FEB. 3, 2022 — 28% of LGBTQ youth reported experiencing homelessness or housing instability at some point in their lives — and those who did had two to four times the odds of reporting depression, anxiety, self-harm, considering suicide, and attempting suicide compared to those with stable housing.

JAN. 27, 2022 — 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.

DEC. 8, 2021 — 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.