17/06/2026
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต: ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค+ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต
LGBTQ+ youth continue to face high rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. A recent study shows:
โข 68% reported anxiety symptoms
โข 54% reported depression symptoms
โข 47% reported suicidal thoughts
โข Many avoid care due to stigma or cost barriers
๐ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต, ๐น๐ฒ๐โ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ. Supporting the LGBTQ+ community means ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐จ๐ฎ๐ข, ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐บ. ๐
๐ Citation: DeAngelis, T. (2026, March 1). By the Numbers: LGBTQ+ young people report increases in depression, anxiety, suicidal thinking. Monitor on Psychology, 57(2). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2026/03/lgbtq-mental-health