Suici ntu to be the send-leadg e of ath for all youths aged 15-24. Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng (LGBTQ) youth are at a signifintly higher risk for suicidal thoughts or behavrs (STB). Establishg and unrstandg rrelat of STB among LGBTQ youth is o …
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REARCHERS FD DISPARI SUICI RISK AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ADULTS
Suici risk among lbian, gay, and bisexual adults vari nsirably pendg on the tersectn between sexual inty and other aspects of inty, such as genr, age, and race/ethnicy, acrdg to a study led by NIMH rearchers. * suicide rates among lgbt youth *
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.