CNN (5/26, Azad) reports, “A new study looking at hundreds of LGBTQ youth who died by suicide finds that many were bullied before their death.”
MedPage Today (5/26, Hlavinka) reports, “Bullying was common among LGBTQ youth who died by suicide between 2003 and 2017, especially among younger children,” investigators found. In fact, “among 9,884 children ages 10-19 who died by suicide, a far greater proportion of LGBTQ youth were bullied compared with their heterosexual peers (20.7% vs 4.4%), and LGBTQ decedents had nearly five times the odds of experiencing bullying after adjusting for depression, mental health problems, and family or relationship problems.” The findings were published online in a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics. HealthDay(5/26, Mozes) also covers the study.
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— “Many LGTBQ youth who die by suicide are bullied before their death, study finds, “Arman Azad, CNN, May 26, 2020