AUSTIN, Texas — LGBTQ youth in Texas experienced suicidal thoughts at higher rates than their peers in large states and had a harder time accessing mental health care, according to a survey by the Trevor Project.
Two in three Texans surveyed by the LGBTQ suicide prevention group in 2022 said they wanted mental health care that year but were unable to access it. Nearly half, 47%, reported they contemplated suicide and 16% said they attempted it.
Although the group cautioned against close comparisons between states, Texans fared the worst, or were tied with worst, in all but one survey category among the nation’s five most populous states. Florida tied Texas in the rates of LGBTQ youth reporting discrimination and attempted suicide.
