Depression
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Posted on Dec 26, 2022
Survey: Most LGBTQ youth in Oregon, Washington experience anxiety, depression — and struggle to...
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A survey of 34,000 LGBTQ people released by the Trevor Project in December analyzes mental health challenges at state and national levels.
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A new survey of LGBTQ youth across the country finds 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide in 2021, the year survey responses were collected. At the same time, 60% of youth who wanted mental health care were not able to get it.
Survey: Most LGBTQ youth in Oregon, Washington experience anxiety, depression — and struggle to...
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LGBTQ+
Mental Health
Suicide
Depression
Posted >1 y ago
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Where LGBTQ youth find support
The majority of LGBTQ youth in Oregon and Washington find high support among friends and lower amounts of support from their families. Youth report communities in their respective states are mostly accepting, with over 70% of youth in both states reporting “somewhat accepting” or “very accepting” communities.
When asked what makes spaces affirming to LGBTQ youth, comments referenced seeing pride flags and having protections for LGBTQ people: ”If teachers are out being LGBTQ,” read a comment from Oregon; “My pronouns are respected and my chosen name is used,” read one in Washington.
Tens of thousands of people flocked to Northwest Portland Sunday for the city's annual Pride Parade and Festival Sunday, June 19, 2016.
A higher percentage of Oregon LGBTQ youth say home is a more affirming space than school. In Washington, the opposite is the case.
Stenvick with Basic Rights Oregon, said efforts like the Oregon Department of Education’s LGBTQIA+ Student Success Plan and ODE’s guidance for schools on supporting trans students are tools to help improve support for LGBTQ students in Oregon.
But Stenvick said it’s important that these school supports are implemented without being politicized."
..."Where LGBTQ youth find support
The majority of LGBTQ youth in Oregon and Washington find high support among friends and lower amounts of support from their families. Youth report communities in their respective states are mostly accepting, with over 70% of youth in both states reporting “somewhat accepting” or “very accepting” communities.
When asked what makes spaces affirming to LGBTQ youth, comments referenced seeing pride flags and having protections for LGBTQ people: ”If teachers are out being LGBTQ,” read a comment from Oregon; “My pronouns are respected and my chosen name is used,” read one in Washington.
Tens of thousands of people flocked to Northwest Portland Sunday for the city's annual Pride Parade and Festival Sunday, June 19, 2016.
A higher percentage of Oregon LGBTQ youth say home is a more affirming space than school. In Washington, the opposite is the case.
Stenvick with Basic Rights Oregon, said efforts like the Oregon Department of Education’s LGBTQIA+ Student Success Plan and ODE’s guidance for schools on supporting trans students are tools to help improve support for LGBTQ students in Oregon.
But Stenvick said it’s important that these school supports are implemented without being politicized."
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