Mental Health Indicators of Students by Gender Identity and LGBTQ Status
Monroe County High School Students
Monroe County high school students complete a biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey that asks about several areas of health, including mental health, self-harm, and suicide ideation. This chart displays the pronounced disparities that exist by sexual orientation and gender identity. Indicators related to self-injury or suicide were over three times higher for surveyed students who identified as LGBTQ compared to students who identified as straight and not transgender. More than half of these students had felt sad or hopeless for two or more weeks, and two-thirds reported having mental health challenges. For additional information on this topic, please reference the Monroe County Behavioral Health Needs Assessment and the report titled So Much More than Academics: School-based Opportunities to Address Self-Harm among Youth.
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