A camp for kids living with HIV is for sale. Here's why its founder is celebrating
One Heartland in Minnesota is now hoping to cater more broadly to LGBTQ+ youth and those with other conditions.
JANUARY 2, 2025
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How to Support Black LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health
Feeling overwhelmed or know a young Black person who is? The Trevor Project offers some solutions.
JUNE 2, 2020
Democrats Push for Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Youth
Three members of the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus proposed the new bill.
JUNE 14, 2023
Intersex youth have worse mental health, and 'harmful' nonconsensual surgeries may play a part (exclusive)
The lead author of an eye-opening new report from the Trevor Project tells The Advocate about the "stigma" intersex youth face, how it impacts them, and how to rectify it.
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Strengthen mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth through public-private partnerships
The LGBTQ+ youth mental health crisis is real and urgent. With alarming rates of suicide attempts and barriers to care, we must act now, writes Kooth Digital Health's Dr. Beth Pausic.
JUNE 27, 2024
LGBTQ+ youth of color predict shorter lives than their white peers: report
While the majority of LGBTQ+ youth expect to live to age 35, a new report from the Trevor Project reveals alarming similarities among those who don't.
JANUARY 17, 2024
Florida Trans Youth Health Care Ban Takes Effect; Parents Plan Lawsuit
Meanwhile, Florida lawmakers are considering legislation that would create a ban even stricter than the one adopted by medical boards.
MARCH 16, 2023
LGBTQ+ Youth Lack Kind Communities, Mental Health Support: Study
The findings come from a new report from Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation.
JUNE 14, 2023
Why LGBTQ Youth Face Heightened Health Risks
Even youth in supportive environments feel the health impact of prejudice, writes Alex Keuroghlian of the Fenway Institute.
AUGUST 22, 2018
A new bill would enhance LGBTQ+ youth mental health services
The Pride in Mental Health Act, introduced Thursday by U.S. Sens. Laphonza Butler and Tina Smith, comes at a time of crisis for LGBTQ+ young people..
MARCH 15, 2024
This Texas Nonprofit Helps Transgender Youth Get the Health Care They Need
The North Texas Transportation Network provides travel grants for families seeking out-of-state gender-affirming medical care.
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Worsening mental health of LGBTQI+ youth calls for new federal policy that I’m leading
"This bill is straightforward yet impactful, offering support to LGBTQI+ youth who have nowhere else to turn for help," writes Rep. Sharice Davids.
JUNE 6, 2024
Why LGBTQ+ youth have high rate of mental health struggles and how to address them
That's among the informaton contained in the new Youth Mental Health Tracker, released Wednesday.
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The Trevor Project receives $5M grant to support LGBTQ+ youth mental health in rural Midwest (exclusive)
The Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded the grant to Trevor in order to launch a campaign for queer youth across the rural Midwest early next year.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Mental Health Crisis Among LGBTQ+ Youth Continues — But It Doesn't Have To
Acceptance at school and home makes a big difference, says a new Trevor Project report.
MAY 1, 2023
Adult LGBTQ+ role models are instrumental to queer youth's mental health. Here's how
Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ young people (67 percent) report having at least one older LGBTQ+ adult role model in their day-to-day lives. Here's why that's important.
MAY 16, 2024
For Transgender Awareness Week, a Look at the Reality of Health Care for Trans Youth
The National Center for Lesbian Rights is telling the real stories of trans youth and their families through the new #HealthcareIsCaring campaign.
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Hormone Therapy Helps Mental Health of Trans Youth: Study
So far this year, more than 30 bills have been introduced at the state level to ban or restrict gender-affirming care for young people.
JANUARY 23, 2023
Florida Health Dept. Attacks All Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
They oppose even social transition, which recommends simply using affirming language for questioning youth.
APRIL 20, 2022
Youth mental health crisis calls in Oklahoma skyrocket after Nex Benedict’s death
Trans and nonbinary youth in Oklahoma are suffering from the news of the death of a bullied high school sophomore.
FEBRUARY 22, 2024