3.44% of the general population (1.7% of males and 5.1% of females) aged 16 to 24 in Australia have had suicidal ideation in the past 12 months [xv] Self-Harm Compared to the general population, LGBTI people are more likely to have engaged in …

ABOUT LGBTIQ+ Health Australia LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, (formerly the National LGBTI Health Alliance), is the national peak health organisation in Australia for organisations and individuals that provide health-related programs, services and research focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people and other sexuality and gender diverse (LGBTIQ+) people and communities.

Many studies have found that LGB youth attempt suicide more frequently than straight peers. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey - Data Summary & Trends Report: 2007-2017 found that LGB high school students and students unsure of their sexual orientation were 2.65 times more likely to have attempted suicide in the last year than their straight peers.

Nearly one quarter (24%) of 12 to 14-year-olds who die by suicide are LGBT LGBT people account for 1 in 10 suicides in the under 30 age group The majority (57%) of LGBT young people under 30 who suicide are male

A longitudinal study of predictors of suicide attempts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(3), 437-48. doi: 10.1007/s10508-012-0013-9

Abstract: Objective: To examine Australian suicide rates across all ages, and compare Australian rates with those of other Western nations. Design: Australian Bureau of Statistics data were used to examine Australian suicide trends, 1964-1997, by age and sex. For comparison, suicide rates of 22 other Western nations, 1990-1994, were obtained from the World Health Organization.

Numerous studies have shown that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth have a higher rate of suicide attempts than do heterosexual youth. The Suicide Prevention Resource Center synthesized these studies and estimated that between 5 and 10% of LGBT youth, depending on age and sex groups, have attempted suicide, a rate 1.5-3 times higher than

Reading Time: 7 minutes New research underlines a consistent trend: Lesbian, gay, and transgender teens are at increased risk of suicide. A recent study of LGBT suicide statistics found that adolescents aged 12 to 14 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender are more likely to die by suicide than heterosexual teens of the same age.

Male youth suicide in regional, rural and remote areas as a whole Suicide in rural Australia MAY 2009 While being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender is not in itself a risk factor for suicide or self-harm, the pressures resulting from heterosexual societal and family norms, and the subsequent