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"LGBTQ youth say a slew of roadblocks prevent them from accessing mental health services"
https://www.axios.com/lgbtq-youth-teens-mental-health-pandemic-cd7ba2c1-ca6b-4cb6-8370-28673f42f995.html
https://www.axios.com/lgbtq-youth-teens-mental-health-pandemic-cd7ba2c1-ca6b-4cb6-8370-28673f42f995.html
The most commonly endorsed barrier was the inability to afford care. LGBTQ-specific barriers included concerns around being outed, not having their LGBTQ identity understood or overly focusing on their LGBTQ identity, and not finding a provider who was LGBTQ
One in three transgender and nonbinary youth stated that they didn’t receive desired mental health care because they didn’t feel a provider would understand their sexual orientation or gender identity. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/trvr_press/the-trevor-projects-new-report-details-mental-health-care-barriers-faced-by-lgbtq-youth/
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/trvr_press/the-trevor-projects-new-report-details-mental-health-care-barriers-faced-by-lgbtq-youth/
Additionally, Latinx and Asian American/Pacific Islander youth were approximately 40% more likely and Black youth nearly 30% more likely to have unmet mental health care needs compared to non-Hispanic White LGBTQ youth. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/08/18/breaking-barriers-to-quality-mental-health-care-for-lgbtq-youth/
"The Trevor Project surveyed more than 40,000 young LGBT people ages 13 to 24, 84% of whom said they would like to access mental health care. Among the 84% who wanted care but couldn’t access it, more than half said that cost was a prohibitive factor." https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/18/lgbtq-youth-mental-health-care/
"Research shows that access to supportive peers consistently protects against anxiety and depression. And further, LGBTQ youth who report having at least one accepting adult are 40% less likely to attempt suicide." https://info.primarycare.hms.harvard.edu/blog/lgbtq-youth-challenges-covid-19
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