STAT (8/18, Isselbacher) reports a survey conducted by “the Trevor Project, a national organization focused on suicide prevention among LBGTQ teenagers and young adults,” found “that while the majority of LGBTQ young people want access to mental health treatment, many don’t receive that care.” The survey included “more than 40,000 young LGBT people ages 13 to 24, 84% of whom said they would like to access mental health care.” STAT adds, “Among the 84% who wanted care but couldn’t access it, more than half said that cost was a prohibitive factor,” while “one-third said that they didn’t want to ask permission from their parents – which many states require to provide medical care to a person under 18.”
Related Links:
— “LGBTQ youth say cost, parental permission pose major barriers to mental health care, “Juliet Isselbacher, STAT, August 18, 2020