Study finds elevated suicide risk and victimization among LGBTQ+ youth

The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, last week released the 2025 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People, analyzing the experiences of more than 16,000 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 across the United States, a news release stated. In its seventh iteration, the national survey again found that LGBTQ+ young people are often placed at heightened risk for suicidality because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized. The 2025 U.S. National Survey findings demonstrate that LGBTQ+ youth report high rates of mental health challenges including considering and attempting suicide, depression, and anxiety. Associated experiences such as anti‐LGBTQ+ victimization, including bullying, discrimination, threats of violence, and conversion therapy, as well as the impact of recent anti‐LGBTQ+ politics, meaningfully contribute to the negative mental health outcomes observed among this population. This year's survey also underscores a range of protective factors for LGBTQ+ youth mental health, Trevor officials indicated. LGBTQ+ young people report lower rates of attempting suicide when they have access to supportive spaces and communities, including welcoming school environments. For transgender and nonbinary youth in particular, access to clothing that supported their gender, gender‐neutral bathrooms, and respect for their pronouns were associated with lower rates of suicidality.