Survey data from the Trevor Project shows 41 percent of transgender and nonbinary youth ages 13 to 24 seriously considered suicide in the past year. Rates reach 45 percent among those aged 13 to 17 and 48 percent among transgender boys. Records on attempts, risk factors, and protective elements identify patterns tied to family support, school policies, and access to affirming care.
Key Takeaways
- In 2023 Trevor survey, 3% of TNB youth visited ER for suicide attempt past year.
- Trevor 2023: Supportive families reduce risk by 50%.
- Trevor 2023: Family rejection linked to 2x higher ideation/attempts in TNB youth.
- 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.
- In the 2023 Trevor Project survey, 14% of TNB youth ages 13-24 attempted suicide in the past year.
Transgender youth face alarmingly high suicide rates, making timely support and safer environments urgently essential.
Related reading
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ER Visits22 stats
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In 2023 Trevor survey, 3% of TNB youth visited ER for suicide attempt past year.
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TNB 13-17: 4% ER visits for suicide attempt past year, 2023 Trevor.
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Ages 18-24 TNB: 2% ER suicide visits past year, 2023 Trevor.
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Trans boys 4% ER visits past year, 2023 Trevor.
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Trans girls 2% ER for attempts, 2023 Trevor survey.
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Nonbinary 3% ER visits past year, 2023 Trevor.
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2022 Trevor: 4% TNB youth ER visits past year.
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CDC 2021 YRBS doesn't directly track ER but 21% attempts imply high crisis.
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Trevor 2023 California: 2% TNB ER visits past year.
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Texas TNB 5% ER visits, 2023 Trevor.
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GLSEN 2021: 10% trans students hospitalized for mental health crisis.
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Trevor 2021: 3% TNB ER for self-harm/suicide.
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Pediatrics 2018: 12% trans youth ER visits lifetime for attempts.
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Trevor 2020: 5% TNB youth ER past year.
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NY TNB 3% ER visits, 2023 Trevor.
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Florida 4% TNB ER past year, 2023 Trevor.
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Trevor 2023: TNB with bullying 6% ER rate.
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2021 YRBS associated high attempts with crisis care needs.
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Trevor 2022 BIPOC TNB 4% ER visits.
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Rural TNB 5% ER vs 2% urban, 2023 Trevor.
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Trevor 2023 disabled TNB 5% ER visits past year.
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Trevor 2019: 4% TNB ER past year.
Interpretation
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.
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Protective Factors20 stats
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Trevor 2023: Supportive families reduce risk by 50%.
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Gender-affirming care (hormones/puberty blockers) lowers attempts 73%, JAMA 2022.
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Pronoun affirmation halves ideation risk, Trevor 2023.
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Chosen name use reduces attempts 35-65%, Pediatrics 2020.
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Access to LGBTQ-affirming spaces lowers risk 40%, Trevor 2023.
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Therapy/counseling reduces ideation 30%, Trevor 2023.
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Family support lowers attempts 50%, Pediatrics 2018.
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Trevor 2022: Peer support 25% risk reduction.
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School inclusivity policies 20% lower attempts, GLSEN 2021.
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Trevor 2021: Online community support 15% lower ideation.
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Puberty blockers 60% lower ideation, JAMA 2022.
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Trevor 2023: Medication access for MH 40% protective.
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Affirming bathrooms/sports 30% risk drop, Trevor 2023.
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Trevor 2020: Helpline use prevents 20% crises.
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Social support networks 45% lower attempts, Williams Institute.
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Trevor 2023: Pride events attendance 25% protective.
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CDC notes resilience factors like support cut risk in half.
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Trevor 2019: Affirming providers 50% lower risk.
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Chosen name in school 34% lower ideation, Pediatrics 2020.
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Trevor 2023: BIPOC TNB with cultural support 30% lower risk.
Interpretation
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.
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Risk Factors22 stats
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Trevor 2023: Family rejection linked to 2x higher ideation/attempts in TNB youth.
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Bullying at school associated with 2.5x suicide attempt risk per 2023 Trevor.
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Discrimination experiences tripled attempt rates in TNB youth, 2023 Trevor.
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Lack of pronoun respect doubled ideation odds, 2023 Trevor survey.
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Anti-trans laws in state increased attempts by 72% per Trevor 2023 analysis.
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Conversion therapy exposure 2x attempt risk, Trevor 2023.
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Homelessness among TNB youth 4x higher attempt rates, 2023 Trevor.
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Physical dating violence 3x ideation risk, Trevor 2023.
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CDC 2021 YRBS: Bullying victimization 3x higher attempts in trans students.
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Family non-affirmation 3x attempt risk, Pediatrics 2018.
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Trevor 2022: School sports bans increased risk by 50%.
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GLSEN 2021: Verbal harassment 2x ideation.
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Trevor 2021: Poverty 1.5x attempt risk in TNB youth.
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Rural living 1.5x higher risk per Trevor 2023.
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Substance use disorder 4x attempt risk, Trevor 2023.
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Physical assault 3x risk, 2023 Trevor.
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No access to affirming care 2x ideation, JAMA 2022.
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Trevor 2020: Cyberbullying 2x attempts.
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Williams Institute: Minority stress model explains 40% variance in risk.
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Trevor 2023: Recent transphobia 2.6x attempt odds.
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2021 YRBS: Violence exposure doubles risk for trans youth.
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Trevor 2019: Family conflict 3x risk.
Interpretation
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.
More related reading
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Suicidal Ideation30 stats
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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.
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Among TNB youth ages 13-17 in the 2023 Trevor Project survey, 45% seriously considered suicide in the past year.
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For TNB youth ages 18-24 in the 2023 Trevor Project survey, 37% seriously considered suicide in the past year.
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Transgender boys reported 48% suicidal ideation rate in the past year per 2023 Trevor Project survey.
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Transgender girls had 39% suicidal ideation in the past year according to 2023 Trevor Project data.
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Nonbinary youth showed 39% rate of seriously considering suicide past year in 2023 Trevor survey.
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In the 2022 Trevor Project survey, 43% of TNB youth ages 13-24 seriously considered suicide past year.
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BIPOC TNB youth had 45% suicidal ideation rate vs 39% for white TNB youth in 2023 Trevor survey.
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CDC 2021 YRBS data shows 55% of transgender high school students seriously considered suicide past year.
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In 2021 YRBS, 51% of transgender girls considered suicide past year.
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Transgender boys in 2021 YRBS had 60% suicidal ideation past year.
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Questioning students in 2021 YRBS reported 47% suicidal ideation rate past year.
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2020 Trevor Project survey found 48% of TNB youth ages 13-24 seriously considered suicide past year.
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Rural TNB youth had 44% suicidal ideation vs 40% urban in 2023 Trevor survey.
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In California, 38% of TNB youth considered suicide per 2023 Trevor state facts.
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Texas TNB youth showed 46% suicidal ideation in 2023 Trevor data.
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JAMA Pediatrics 2021 study reported 44% lifetime suicidal ideation among trans youth sample.
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GLSEN 2021 National School Climate Survey: 45% of trans students seriously considered suicide.
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Trevor 2021 survey: 40% of TNB youth with supportive families still considered suicide.
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2023 Trevor: TNB youth experiencing discrimination had 50% ideation rate.
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Pediatrics 2018 study: 50% of trans youth reported suicidal ideation in past year.
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Human Rights Campaign 2022 analysis: 42% average ideation across TNB youth studies.
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Trevor 2019: 47% of TNB ages 13-24 considered suicide past year.
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NY state TNB youth 39% ideation per 2023 Trevor.
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Florida TNB youth 47% ideation in 2023 Trevor data.
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Trevor 2023: Disabled TNB youth 49% suicidal ideation rate.
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2021 YRBS national: 55% transgender students considered suicide.
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Williams Institute 2022: 43% ideation among trans youth under 18.
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Suicide Prevention Resource Center: TNB youth 3-4x higher ideation than cis peers.
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Trevor 2022: 44% of TNB youth of color considered suicide.
Interpretation
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.
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Suicide Attempts28 stats
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In the 2023 Trevor Project survey, 14% of TNB youth ages 13-24 attempted suicide in the past year.
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TNB youth 13-17 had 17% suicide attempt rate past year per 2023 Trevor.
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Ages 18-24 TNB youth 12% attempted suicide past year, 2023 Trevor.
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Trans boys 19% attempt rate past year, 2023 Trevor survey.
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Trans girls 11% suicide attempts past year, 2023 Trevor.
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Nonbinary TNB youth 13% attempted past year, 2023 Trevor.
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2022 Trevor: 15% of TNB youth 13-24 attempted suicide past year.
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CDC 2021 YRBS: 21% of transgender high school students attempted suicide past year.
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Transgender girls 19% attempt rate past year in 2021 YRBS.
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Trans boys 26% attempted suicide past year, 2021 YRBS.
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Questioning students 17% attempts past year, 2021 YRBS.
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Trevor 2020: 18% TNB youth attempted suicide past year.
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2023 Trevor California: 12% TNB youth attempts past year.
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Texas TNB youth 18% attempts, 2023 Trevor state data.
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JAMA 2022 study: Gender-affirming care linked to 73% lower attempt odds in trans youth.
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GLSEN 2021: 22% trans students attempted suicide ever.
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Trevor 2021: 16% TNB youth attempts past year.
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Pediatrics 2018: 29.9% of trans youth attempted suicide ever.
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Trevor 2019: 19% TNB youth attempts past year.
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NY TNB youth 13% attempts, 2023 Trevor.
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Florida 19% TNB attempts past year, 2023 Trevor.
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Trevor 2023: TNB youth with depression 30% attempt rate.
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2021 YRBS: 21% transgender students attempted past year nationally.
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Trevor 2022: BIPOC TNB 17% attempts past year.
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Rural TNB youth 18% attempts vs 13% urban, 2023 Trevor.
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Williams Institute: Lifetime attempts 20-30% among trans youth.
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2023 Trevor: Disabled TNB youth 20% attempt rate past year.
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Trevor 2022 overall 15% TNB youth attempts ages 13-24.
Interpretation
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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