LGBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention in Schools
AUG. 19, 2021 — One way schools can support LGBTQ youth is by including positive content about LGBTQ people and issues in classroom curriculums.
Measuring Youth Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
JUL. 28, 2021 — Despite the tremendous legal and social progress that the LGBTQ movement has achieved in recent decades, LGBTQ people continue to face discrimination, victimization, and disparities in mental health and suicide risk. To confront those disparities, quality data that accurately captures the identities and experiences of LGBTQ people is needed.
Diversity of Nonbinary Youth
JUL. 13, 2021 — 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.
Pride Among LGBTQ Youth
JUN. 15, 2021 — 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.
LGBTQ Youth with a History of Foster Care
MAY. 12, 2021 — 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.
LGBTQ Youth from Immigrant Families
APR. 30, 2021 — 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.