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Mental Health of Transgender Adolescents Around the Globe—A Call for Comprehensive Assessment of Gender Identity

The study by Wang et al adds to mounting evidence that transgender youth around the globe are experiencing alarmingly high rates of mental health problems compared with their cisgender peers.

China: Mental Health Status of Cisgender and Gender-Diverse Secondary School Students

Transgender or gender nonconforming (TGNC) adolescents face a wide range of physical and mental health concerns. However, there has been no school-based study to explore the prevalence and mental health status of these adolescents in mainland China.

US: Suicidality Among Youth Who are Questioning, Unsure of, or Exploring Their Sexual Identity

Many studies have found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth are disproportionately impacted by poor mental health outcomes. However, there remains a gap in understanding factors associated with the mental health of youth who are questioning, unsure of, or exploring (QUE) their sexual identity.

Sexual and Gender Minority Stress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for LGBTQ Young Persons’ Mental Health and Well-Being Show all authors

Population-level increases in psychopathology and other negative mental health outcomes, including posttraumatic stress, depression, anxiety, and elevated substance use, are directly linked to large-scale disasters in the United States

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US: One quarter of young adults contemplated suicide during pandemic

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One in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 say they've considered suicide in the past month because of the pandemic, according to new CDC data that paints a bleak picture of the nation's mental health during the crisis.

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US: Sexual Orientation Change Efforts, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Suicide Ideation and Attempt Among Sexual Minority Adults

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LGB people who underwent conversion therapy were nearly twice as likely to think about and attempt suicide compared to their peers.

China: Self-reported Rates of Abuse, Neglect, and Bullying Experienced by Transgender and Gender-Nonbinary Adolescents

What are the rates of abuse, neglect, and bullying and their association with poor mental health experienced by Chinese transgender and gender nonbinary adolescents?

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Colombia: Stress, Health, and Wellbeing of LGBT People

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This study is the largest and most comprehensive study conducted on LGBT people in Colombia. It examines the demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, exposure to stress, discrimination and violence, and the health status of LGBT Colombians.

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LGBTQI Refugee Mental Health in Kenya - a Call to Action

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We fiercely implore those in power and with resources to help, to step forward and up, to do what is right, and to make a difference for the LGBTQI refugees still here in Kenya. We are asking you to save the next life. We are begging you to not forget him. His name was Aneste Mweru. We mourn him. We fear for our own health and safety.