Trans youth and mental health
Of the 1.8% of youth in the U.S. who identify as transgender, approximately one in three reports attempting suicide, according to the Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that seeks to reduce suicide in the LGBTQ+ community.
“We know that there’s [a] really high risk of mental health [issues] leading up to suicide for this population,” said Liias. “I’ve spoken to young people who have thankfully survived suicide attempts, but who share their stories of how difficult it is to live in environments where they are not just not receiving support, but their family members are actively contributing to the unsafe circumstances that led them to
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