Mental Health Risk Factors for GLBT Youth

According to a National Alliance on Mental Illness factsheet, gay, GLBT youth have a much higher rate of attempted suicide than do the overall youth population.  Parental acceptance and family support for GLBT youth play a big role in reducing mental health risk factors.

http://www.nami.org/TextTemplate.cfm?Section=Fact_Sheets1&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=48112

Tags: adolescents, Children, GLBT, Parenting, Risk Factors, Self-Esteem, self-harm, suicide