Younger LGBTQ respondents were even more likely than their older counterparts to say they had thought about or attempted suicide in the past year: 50% of survey respondents aged 13 to 17 said they had considered suicide, compared with 37% of those aged 18 to 24. Data released Wednesday show 73% of respondents who said they had symptoms of anxiety, and 45% who said they considered attempting suicide in the past year. The latter was the highest recorded in the history of the survey, which started in 2019. The survey from the advocacy group The Trevor Project chronicled the responses of more than 34,000 LGBTQ people between the ages of 13 and 24 in the U.S. (Bloomberg) - Almost half of LGBTQ youth considered attempting suicide in the past year, and nearly three-quarters said they had symptoms of anxiety, according to a new survey.
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