Nearly Half of Multiracial LGBTQ+ Youth Seriously Considered Suicide in the Past Year
Nearly half of multiracial LGBTQ+ youth seriously considered suicide in the past year.Those are the new findings in a report published this month by the LGBTQ+ youth mental health organization the Trevor Project.It’s been well established that LGBTQ+ youth are at increased risk for suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts compared with their straight and cisgender counterparts. But according to the Trevor Project, this research is among the first to consider how the intersectionality of identifying with more than one ethnic or racial identity affects suicide risk.“To our knowledge, this new report is the first of its kind to exclusively explore the mental health and well-being of multiracial youth who are LGBTQ, highlighting their unique mental health experiences, risk factors, and protective factors,” says Myeshia Price, PhD, the director of research…