AFSP is dited to preventg suici among lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) people. As a public health anizatn, AFSP believ that is our dividual and llective rponsibily to support the mental health and wellbeg of LGBTQ people.
Contents:
- REARCHERS FD DISPARI SUICI RISK AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ADULTS
- SUICI AND SUICI RISK LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR POPULATNS: REVIEW AND REMENDATNS
REARCHERS FD DISPARI SUICI RISK AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ADULTS
* gay suicide prevention *
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men are at overall creased risk of vlence bee of homophobia, harassment, and vlent acts directed towards gay persons. A study of youth gras 7-12 found that lbian, gay, and bisexual youth were more than twice as likely to have attempted suici as their heterosexual peers.
SUICI AND SUICI RISK LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR POPULATNS: REVIEW AND REMENDATNS
Suici preventn and timate partner vlence for gay and bisexual men. * gay suicide prevention *
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Suici is the send leadg e of ath among young people aged 10 to 24 (Hegaard, Curt, & Warner, 2018) — and lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and qutng (LGBTQ) youth are at signifintly creased youth are more than four tim as likely to attempt suici than their peers (Johns et al., 2019; Johns et al., 2020) Trevor Project timat that more than 1.
The majory of gay and bisexual men have and mata good mental health, even though rearch has shown that they are at greater risk for mental health problems. However, ongog homophobia, stigma (negative and ually unfair beliefs), and discrimatn (unfairly treatg a person or group of people) n have negative effects on your health.
Highlights of the specific mental health needs among gay and bisexual men. * gay suicide prevention *
Keepg your sexual orientatn hidn om others (beg “ the closet”) and fear of havg your sexual orientatn disclosed (beg “outed”) n add to the strs of beg gay or bisexual. In general, rearch has shown that gay and bisexual men who are open about their sexual orientatn wh others have better health out than gay and bisexual men who do not. However, beg “out” some settgs and to people who react negatively n add to the strs experienced by gay and bisexual men, and n lead to poorer mental health and discrimatn.