Overview
- Across September 2023 to March 2025, reported anxiety rose from 57% to 68%, depression from 48% to 54%, and suicidal thoughts from 41% to 47% among LGBTQ+ youth.
- Transgender and nonbinary participants reported roughly double the rates of anxiety and suicidal thoughts compared with cisgender peers, including 70% versus 42% for anxiety and 53% versus 28% for suicidal ideation.
- Threats to force conversion therapy doubled from 11% to 22%, with reported exposure rising from 9% to 15%, and researchers say such pressures contribute to later depression and suicidal thoughts.
- Perceived access to needed mental health care fell from about 80% to about 60%, even as help-seeking increased, including larger shares turning to friends (45% to 73%) and to mental health professionals (32% to 64%).
- The release lands as the U.S. Supreme Court hears Chiles v. Salazar on Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, with a ruling expected by June.