Healthy People 2030 clus objectiv foced on llectg data on lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) health issu and improvg the health of LGBT adolcents particular. Learn more about LGBT health.
Contents:
- MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR COLLEGE STUNTS DURG THE COVID-19 PANMIC
- MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR COLLEGE STUNTS DURG THE COVID-19 PANMIC
Analys were nducted to pare rat of serly nsirg suici and attemptg suici the past 12 months among youth ag 13 to 18 our sample to the 2019 YRBS sample of lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) high school stunts. March 2020 may have sent some lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) llege stunts home to unsafe or unacceptg fai and environments. Another recent report helps expla LGBTQ stunts’ distrs: The vast majory experienced harassment or asslt durg -person school, and many heard school employe e homophobic language, acrdg to a natnal survey of LGBTQ stunts nducted 2021 and released this month by GLSEN, a group that promot safe and clive schools.
35% of rponnts said their school had an active Gay Straight Alliance or siar club durg the 2020-21 amic year.
MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH
Nearly 60% of stunts reported hearg teachers or other school staff make homophobic remarks, and more than 70% heard staff make negative ments about genr tolerance is sadly mon schools, said Dr.
Published fal eded form as:PMCID: PMC4887282NIHMSID: NIHMS789458AbstractToday’s lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) youth e out at younger ag, and public support for LGBT issu has dramatilly creased, so why do LGBT youth ntue to be at high risk for promised mental health?