A report from The Trevor Project studies the mental health and well-being of AAPI LGBTQ youth
A new report from The Trevor Project studies the mental health and well-being of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) LGBTQ youth. The report uses data from The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health. Nearly 3,600 of the 35,000 survey participants identified as Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, and/or Native Hawaiian.
Key findings conclude that:
40% of AAPI LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide in the past year
16% of AAPI LGBTQ youth attempted suicide in the past year
54% of AAPI LGBTQ youth reported discrimination based on their race/ethnicity in the past year
“Research has largely failed to consider the mental health and well-being of AAPI LGBTQ youth and how they might be impacted by various risk and protective factors. Often citing sample size, quantitative research on the experiences of LGBTQ youth frequently fails to explore the specific experiences of AAPI youth. Furthermore, research on AAPI youth often does not consider how sexual orientation and gender identity may influence their findings, leaving AAPI LGBTQ youth's mental health largely unaddressed in research. Therefore, little is known about AAPI LGBTQ youth, let alone mental health and well-being, and as such, their specific needs are often overlooked,” says The Trevor Project.
The report is one of the first to study the intersection of AAPI and LGBTQ youth.
