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Advocacy by LGBTQ+ school clubs may help combat student depression: Research

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Boston: A new study suggests that student-led Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) clubs may be able to lessen the differences between LGBTQ+ and heterosexual students' depressive symptoms across the entire school. The results, which were released today in the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, indicate that schools with GSAs (also known as Gay-Straight Alliances) who take part in more advocacy to raise awareness of issues affecting LGBTQ+ students can aid in promoting well-being among LGBTQ+ youth throughout the larger school population.

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