Death records of LGBTQ youth who died by suicide were substantially more likely to mention bullying as a factor than their non-LGBTQ peers.
Even modest improvements in mental health and wellbeing across the entire population may prevent more suicides than targeting only those who are severely depressed or anxious.
As the country copes with the "new normal", the issue of mental health continues to be in the back burner. "Priorities" now continue to focus on:...
The proportion of high school students identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning (LGBQ) doubled from 2009 to 2017, while the LGBQ teen rate of attempted...
To reduce the high risk of suicide after hospital attendance for self-harm, improved clinical management is needed for all patients - including comprehensive assessment of the...
50.8% of transmasculine adolescents between the ages of 11 and 19 have attempted suicide at least once, while 41.8% of nonbinary adolescents - those who don't...
A study found that sexual minority youth were 3.5 times as likely to attempt suicide as their heterosexual peers. Meanwhile, transgender adolescents were 5.87 times more...
Adolescents were more likely to report deliberate self-injury if they noted being sad or thinking about or attempting suicide. Drug and alcohol use were also associated...
After being diagnosed to be HIV-positive, Posit Bo was also diagnosed to have “major depressive disorder”. Like others who were also depressed, he was told he...
