Just a Heads Up
"Transgender youths in high school appear to face serious risk for violence victimization, substance use, and suicide, as well as some sexual risk behaviors, indicating a need for programmatic efforts to better support the overall health of transgender youths. Taking steps to create safe learning environments and provide access to culturally competent physical and mental health care might be important first steps to improving the health of transgender youths. Continued research into the health of transgender youths and development of effective intervention strategies are warranted.
In the USA the average combined enrollment of middle schools plus high schools is 1,347 students.*
This means that in each combined school there are, on average, 24 (1.8% (rounded up to 2% in the report)) transgendered students. Of these, in each school on average
6 are likely to feel unsafe at or going to or from school,
8 are likely to be bullied
8 are likely to attempt suicide
because of their transgender identity
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