The study found that self-reported suicide attempts among these young people did not seem to increase while these bills were under debate in their state.
But once the bills became law, the researchers saw a statistically significant increase in suicide attempts among young trans and nonbinary people who lived in those states.
“Enacted anti-transgender laws may really be a source of increased minority stress that leads to increased suicide risk or other mental health issues,” Nath said.
When legislation is affirming of a member of the community, research shows, suicide attempts decrease.
“So it’s not surprising that these laws we now see are demonstrated to have an association with risk of suicide attempts.”
Persons:
they’ve, “, ”, Dr, Ronita Nath, ” Nath, Sanjay Gupta, Alex Keuroghlian, Keuroghlian, it’s
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Lifeline, CNN — People, CNN, CNN Health, Harvard Medical School, Education, Fenway Institute
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United States, Washington