As of 2023, around 38 percent of U.S. LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care were unable to get it because they could not afford it. The statistic illustrates the share of U.S. LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care but were unable to get it for select reasons as of 2023.
Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care but were unable to get it for select reasons as of 2023
Characteristic
Percentage of youth
I was afraid to talk about my mental health concerns with someone else
42%
I could not afford it
40%
I did not want to have to get my parent's/caregiver's permission
37%
I was afraid I wouldn't be taken seriously
34%
I was scared someone would call the police or involuntarily hospitalize me
31%
I was afraid it wouldn't work
28%
I was not out about my LGBTQ+ identity and was afraid of being outed
24%
I did not feel they would understand my sexual orientation or gender identity
22%
I did not want people to think something was wrong with me
22%
I have had a previous negative experience and did not want to have another one
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The Trevor Project. (May 1, 2024). Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care but were unable to get it for select reasons as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172822/us-lgbtq-youth-who-wanted-mental-health-care-but-did-not-get-it/
The Trevor Project. "Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care but were unable to get it for select reasons as of 2023." Chart. May 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172822/us-lgbtq-youth-who-wanted-mental-health-care-but-did-not-get-it/
The Trevor Project. (2024). Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care but were unable to get it for select reasons as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172822/us-lgbtq-youth-who-wanted-mental-health-care-but-did-not-get-it/
The Trevor Project. "Percentage of U.S. Lgbtq Youth Who Wanted Mental Health Care but Were Unable to Get It for Select Reasons as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172822/us-lgbtq-youth-who-wanted-mental-health-care-but-did-not-get-it/
The Trevor Project, Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care but were unable to get it for select reasons as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172822/us-lgbtq-youth-who-wanted-mental-health-care-but-did-not-get-it/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care but were unable to get it for select reasons as of 2023 [Graph], The Trevor Project, May 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172822/us-lgbtq-youth-who-wanted-mental-health-care-but-did-not-get-it/
