Study finds high levels of depression among LGBT teenagers

Feelings of being different believed to lead to self-harm and other mental health issues

Young LGBT people start becoming depressed and self-harming from the age of 10 because they feel different from their heterosexual peers, research has found.

LGBT 16- to 21-year-olds are four times more likely to have felt depressed, harmed themselves and thought about killing themselves, according to a study based on interviews with 4,800 young people from in and around Bristol.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2UxZCuh