“The Trevor Venture’s 2024 U.S. Nationwide Survey on the Psychological Well being of LGBTQ+ Younger Folks amplifies the experiences of greater than 18,000 LGBTQ+ younger individuals ages 13 to 24 throughout the US. For the sixth yr, the U.S. Nationwide Survey uncovers the fact that there’s a vital affiliation between anti-LGBTQ+ victimization and disproportionately excessive charges of suicide danger — and that far too many younger individuals wrestle to entry the psychological well being care they want. The survey critically supplies data-driven methods we are able to all present assist and acceptance for the LGBTQ+ younger individuals in our lives, primarily based on their very own responses — in addition to the doubtless life-saving advantages of making affirming areas and communities.
For the primary time, we requested respondents to share a message of recommendation or encouragement to different younger individuals within the LGBTQ+ group. There isn’t any doubt that this has been a difficult yr for LGBTQ+ younger individuals. But regardless of these challenges, together with the historic wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws that has focused them, these younger individuals stay highly effective, optimistic, and resilient.
Key Findings:
- 39% of LGBTQ+ younger individuals critically thought-about making an attempt suicide up to now yr — together with 46% of transgender and nonbinary younger individuals. LGBTQ+ youth of colour reported greater charges than White friends.
- Greater than 1 in 10 (12%) LGBTQ+ younger individuals tried suicide up to now yr.
- 50% of LGBTQ+ younger individuals who needed psychological well being care up to now yr weren’t in a position to get it.
- Greater than half (54%) of transgender and nonbinary younger individuals discovered their faculty to be gender-affirming, and those that did reported decrease charges of making an attempt suicide.
- 90% of LGBTQ+ younger individuals mentioned their well-being was negatively impacted as a result of latest politics.
- 45% of transgender and nonbinary younger individuals reported that they or their household have thought-about transferring to a unique state due to LGBTQ+-related politics and legal guidelines.
- Practically half (49%) of LGBTQ+ younger individuals ages 13-17 skilled bullying up to now yr, and those that did reported considerably greater charges making an attempt suicide up to now yr than those that didn’t expertise bullying.
- LGBTQ+ younger individuals who reported dwelling in very accepting communities tried suicide at lower than half the speed of those that reported dwelling in very unaccepting communities.”