Transgender and sexual minority youth at increased risk of suicide attempt.

Abstract

Very little previous research has described risk of suicidality among transgender youth using high quality nationally representative data. Using data from the Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, we find that gender and sexual minority youth, particularly transgender and non-binary youth, appear to be at increased risk of suicidal ideation, and that this risk may be explained by elevated levels of bullying experienced by these adolescents.