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Mental Health and Suicidality Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sexual Minority Youths
July 2014
Using pooled data from Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, this study examines adverse health outcomes among sexual minority youth and compares outcomes for youth of color to white youth. It was published in the American Journal of Public Health in June 2014.
Highlights
In general, sexual minority youth are at heightened risk for suicidal outcomes, but risk varies based on sex and race/ethnicity.
Among sexual minority youth, Asian and Black youth had lower odds of many adverse outcomes compared to White youth.
American Native/Pacific Islander, Latino, and multiracial youth had higher odds of many adverse outcomes compared to White youth.