LGBT+ youths twice as likely to contemplate suicide, survey finds

Exclusive: cut off from support networks and often facing tension at home, young LGBT+ people suffered more than most during lockdowns

Young LGBT+ people are three times more likely to self-harm and twice as likely to contemplate suicide as their non-LGBT+ peers, according to a survey.

The research was carried out by Just Like Us, an LGBT+ young people’s charity, which surveyed 2,934 pupils aged 11-18, including 1,140 pupils who identify as LGBT+.

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