The Trevor Project's 2025 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People was released last week, and I always find helpful yet heartbreaking data in these annual findings. (Content warning: the survey addresses suicide risk and anti-LGBTQ+ victimization.)

I'm always interested to see how support makes a positive difference in the mental health of queer youth. This year's study found:

📝 LGBTQ+ young people who reported living in very accepting communities attempted suicide at nearly a third of the rate (6%) of those who reported living in very unaccepting communities (18%).

📝 LGBTQ+ young people who had access to spaces that supported their LGBTQ+ identity reported lower rates of attempting suicide compared to those who did not.

📝 LGBTQ+ young people reported the following top five actions as ways people in their life can best show their support and acceptance:

• Trusting that I know who I am
• Not supporting politicians that advocate for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
• Standing up for me
• Respecting my pronouns
• Showing support for how I express my gender

📝 Transgender and nonbinary young people reported lower rates of attempting suicide when the people they live with respected their pronouns.

Take action this Mental Health Awareness Month by looking through the survey data to familiarize yourself with the lived realities of LGBTQ+ young people and how you can support them.

You just might save a life.

Mandy Giles​
Founder and CEO
​Parents of Trans Youth​

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