In the 2023 Trevor Project National Survey, 41% of transgender and nonbinary youth ages 13 to 24 seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, and the state, age, and risk factor breakdowns reveal patterns that are too important to ignore.
Key Takeaways
- In 2023 Trevor survey, 3% of TNB youth visited ER for suicide attempt past year.
- TNB 13-17: 4% ER visits for suicide attempt past year, 2023 Trevor.
- Ages 18-24 TNB: 2% ER suicide visits past year, 2023 Trevor.
- Trevor 2023: Supportive families reduce risk by 50%.
- Gender-affirming care (hormones/puberty blockers) lowers attempts 73%, JAMA 2022.
- Pronoun affirmation halves ideation risk, Trevor 2023.
- Trevor 2023: Family rejection linked to 2x higher ideation/attempts in TNB youth.
- Bullying at school associated with 2.5x suicide attempt risk per 2023 Trevor.
- Discrimination experiences tripled attempt rates in TNB youth, 2023 Trevor.
- In the 2023 Trevor Project National Survey, 41% of transgender and nonbinary (TNB) youth ages 13-24 seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year.
- Among TNB youth ages 13-17 in the 2023 Trevor Project survey, 45% seriously considered suicide in the past year.
- For TNB youth ages 18-24 in the 2023 Trevor Project survey, 37% seriously considered suicide in the past year.
- In the 2023 Trevor Project survey, 14% of TNB youth ages 13-24 attempted suicide in the past year.
- TNB youth 13-17 had 17% suicide attempt rate past year per 2023 Trevor.
- Ages 18-24 TNB youth 12% attempted suicide past year, 2023 Trevor.
In 2023, 14% of transgender and nonbinary youth ages 13 to 24 attempted suicide, with supportive care reducing risk.
ER Visits
1In 2023 Trevor survey, 3% of TNB youth visited ER for suicide attempt past year.
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2TNB 13-17: 4% ER visits for suicide attempt past year, 2023 Trevor.
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3Ages 18-24 TNB: 2% ER suicide visits past year, 2023 Trevor.
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4Trans boys 4% ER visits past year, 2023 Trevor.
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5Trans girls 2% ER for attempts, 2023 Trevor survey.
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6Nonbinary 3% ER visits past year, 2023 Trevor.
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72022 Trevor: 4% TNB youth ER visits past year.
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8CDC 2021 YRBS doesn't directly track ER but 21% attempts imply high crisis.
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9Trevor 2023 California: 2% TNB ER visits past year.
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10Texas TNB 5% ER visits, 2023 Trevor.
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11GLSEN 2021: 10% trans students hospitalized for mental health crisis.
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12Trevor 2021: 3% TNB ER for self-harm/suicide.
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13Pediatrics 2018: 12% trans youth ER visits lifetime for attempts.
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14Trevor 2020: 5% TNB youth ER past year.
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15NY TNB 3% ER visits, 2023 Trevor.
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16Florida 4% TNB ER past year, 2023 Trevor.
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17Trevor 2023: TNB with bullying 6% ER rate.
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182021 YRBS associated high attempts with crisis care needs.
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19Trevor 2022 BIPOC TNB 4% ER visits.
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20Rural TNB 5% ER vs 2% urban, 2023 Trevor.
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21Trevor 2023 disabled TNB 5% ER visits past year.
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22Trevor 2019: 4% TNB ER past year.
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ER Visits Interpretation
These numbers are not just statistics; they are the urgent and preventable human cost of a society that fails to protect its transgender youth from hostility and neglect.
Protective Factors
1Trevor 2023: Supportive families reduce risk by 50%.
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2Gender-affirming care (hormones/puberty blockers) lowers attempts 73%, JAMA 2022.
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3Pronoun affirmation halves ideation risk, Trevor 2023.
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4Chosen name use reduces attempts 35-65%, Pediatrics 2020.
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5Access to LGBTQ-affirming spaces lowers risk 40%, Trevor 2023.
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6Therapy/counseling reduces ideation 30%, Trevor 2023.
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7Family support lowers attempts 50%, Pediatrics 2018.
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8Trevor 2022: Peer support 25% risk reduction.
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9School inclusivity policies 20% lower attempts, GLSEN 2021.
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10Trevor 2021: Online community support 15% lower ideation.
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11Puberty blockers 60% lower ideation, JAMA 2022.
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12Trevor 2023: Medication access for MH 40% protective.
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13Affirming bathrooms/sports 30% risk drop, Trevor 2023.
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14Trevor 2020: Helpline use prevents 20% crises.
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15Social support networks 45% lower attempts, Williams Institute.
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16Trevor 2023: Pride events attendance 25% protective.
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17CDC notes resilience factors like support cut risk in half.
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18Trevor 2019: Affirming providers 50% lower risk.
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19Chosen name in school 34% lower ideation, Pediatrics 2020.
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20Trevor 2023: BIPOC TNB with cultural support 30% lower risk.
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Protective Factors Interpretation
The data screams the obvious truth that saving transgender youth isn't complicated medicine but simple humanity: call them by their name, treat them with respect, and give them a safe place to exist.
Risk Factors
1Trevor 2023: Family rejection linked to 2x higher ideation/attempts in TNB youth.
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2Bullying at school associated with 2.5x suicide attempt risk per 2023 Trevor.
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3Discrimination experiences tripled attempt rates in TNB youth, 2023 Trevor.
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4Lack of pronoun respect doubled ideation odds, 2023 Trevor survey.
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5Anti-trans laws in state increased attempts by 72% per Trevor 2023 analysis.
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6Conversion therapy exposure 2x attempt risk, Trevor 2023.
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7Homelessness among TNB youth 4x higher attempt rates, 2023 Trevor.
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8Physical dating violence 3x ideation risk, Trevor 2023.
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9CDC 2021 YRBS: Bullying victimization 3x higher attempts in trans students.
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10Family non-affirmation 3x attempt risk, Pediatrics 2018.
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11Trevor 2022: School sports bans increased risk by 50%.
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12GLSEN 2021: Verbal harassment 2x ideation.
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13Trevor 2021: Poverty 1.5x attempt risk in TNB youth.
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14Rural living 1.5x higher risk per Trevor 2023.
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15Substance use disorder 4x attempt risk, Trevor 2023.
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16Physical assault 3x risk, 2023 Trevor.
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17No access to affirming care 2x ideation, JAMA 2022.
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18Trevor 2020: Cyberbullying 2x attempts.
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19Williams Institute: Minority stress model explains 40% variance in risk.
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20Trevor 2023: Recent transphobia 2.6x attempt odds.
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212021 YRBS: Violence exposure doubles risk for trans youth.
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22Trevor 2019: Family conflict 3x risk.
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Risk Factors Interpretation
The grim math is tragically simple: for transgender youth, the world's cruelty compounds with lethal interest, where every rejection, law, and slur adds another terrifying multiplier to the single, devastating statistic of suicide risk.
Suicidal Ideation
1In the 2023 Trevor Project National Survey, 41% of transgender and nonbinary (TNB) youth ages 13-24 seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year.
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2Among TNB youth ages 13-17 in the 2023 Trevor Project survey, 45% seriously considered suicide in the past year.
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3For TNB youth ages 18-24 in the 2023 Trevor Project survey, 37% seriously considered suicide in the past year.
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4Transgender boys reported 48% suicidal ideation rate in the past year per 2023 Trevor Project survey.
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5Transgender girls had 39% suicidal ideation in the past year according to 2023 Trevor Project data.
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6Nonbinary youth showed 39% rate of seriously considering suicide past year in 2023 Trevor survey.
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7In the 2022 Trevor Project survey, 43% of TNB youth ages 13-24 seriously considered suicide past year.
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8BIPOC TNB youth had 45% suicidal ideation rate vs 39% for white TNB youth in 2023 Trevor survey.
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9CDC 2021 YRBS data shows 55% of transgender high school students seriously considered suicide past year.
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10In 2021 YRBS, 51% of transgender girls considered suicide past year.
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11Transgender boys in 2021 YRBS had 60% suicidal ideation past year.
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12Questioning students in 2021 YRBS reported 47% suicidal ideation rate past year.
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132020 Trevor Project survey found 48% of TNB youth ages 13-24 seriously considered suicide past year.
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14Rural TNB youth had 44% suicidal ideation vs 40% urban in 2023 Trevor survey.
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15In California, 38% of TNB youth considered suicide per 2023 Trevor state facts.
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16Texas TNB youth showed 46% suicidal ideation in 2023 Trevor data.
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17JAMA Pediatrics 2021 study reported 44% lifetime suicidal ideation among trans youth sample.
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18GLSEN 2021 National School Climate Survey: 45% of trans students seriously considered suicide.
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19Trevor 2021 survey: 40% of TNB youth with supportive families still considered suicide.
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202023 Trevor: TNB youth experiencing discrimination had 50% ideation rate.
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21Pediatrics 2018 study: 50% of trans youth reported suicidal ideation in past year.
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22Human Rights Campaign 2022 analysis: 42% average ideation across TNB youth studies.
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23Trevor 2019: 47% of TNB ages 13-24 considered suicide past year.
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24NY state TNB youth 39% ideation per 2023 Trevor.
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25Florida TNB youth 47% ideation in 2023 Trevor data.
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26Trevor 2023: Disabled TNB youth 49% suicidal ideation rate.
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272021 YRBS national: 55% transgender students considered suicide.
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28Williams Institute 2022: 43% ideation among trans youth under 18.
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29Suicide Prevention Resource Center: TNB youth 3-4x higher ideation than cis peers.
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30Trevor 2022: 44% of TNB youth of color considered suicide.
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Suicidal Ideation Interpretation
We are not merely reading a statistic; we are hearing a deafening, systemic scream from a generation of transgender youth who are being pushed to the brink simply for existing as their authentic selves.
Suicide Attempts
1In the 2023 Trevor Project survey, 14% of TNB youth ages 13-24 attempted suicide in the past year.
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2TNB youth 13-17 had 17% suicide attempt rate past year per 2023 Trevor.
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3Ages 18-24 TNB youth 12% attempted suicide past year, 2023 Trevor.
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4Trans boys 19% attempt rate past year, 2023 Trevor survey.
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5Trans girls 11% suicide attempts past year, 2023 Trevor.
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6Nonbinary TNB youth 13% attempted past year, 2023 Trevor.
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72022 Trevor: 15% of TNB youth 13-24 attempted suicide past year.
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8CDC 2021 YRBS: 21% of transgender high school students attempted suicide past year.
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9Transgender girls 19% attempt rate past year in 2021 YRBS.
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10Trans boys 26% attempted suicide past year, 2021 YRBS.
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11Questioning students 17% attempts past year, 2021 YRBS.
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12Trevor 2020: 18% TNB youth attempted suicide past year.
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132023 Trevor California: 12% TNB youth attempts past year.
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14Texas TNB youth 18% attempts, 2023 Trevor state data.
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15JAMA 2022 study: Gender-affirming care linked to 73% lower attempt odds in trans youth.
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16GLSEN 2021: 22% trans students attempted suicide ever.
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17Trevor 2021: 16% TNB youth attempts past year.
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18Pediatrics 2018: 29.9% of trans youth attempted suicide ever.
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19Trevor 2019: 19% TNB youth attempts past year.
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20NY TNB youth 13% attempts, 2023 Trevor.
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21Florida 19% TNB attempts past year, 2023 Trevor.
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22Trevor 2023: TNB youth with depression 30% attempt rate.
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232021 YRBS: 21% transgender students attempted past year nationally.
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24Trevor 2022: BIPOC TNB 17% attempts past year.
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25Rural TNB youth 18% attempts vs 13% urban, 2023 Trevor.
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26Williams Institute: Lifetime attempts 20-30% among trans youth.
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272023 Trevor: Disabled TNB youth 20% attempt rate past year.
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28Trevor 2022 overall 15% TNB youth attempts ages 13-24.
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Suicide Attempts Interpretation
This is a public health emergency, not a statistic, screaming that our society is failing these kids so profoundly they are internalizing the hatred as a reason to leave us.
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