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The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people. If you or someone you know needs help or support, The Trevor Project’s crisis counselors are available 24/7 at 1-86, via chat at /Get-Help, or by texting 678678.

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A peer-reviewed study published in JAMA Pediatrics found the practice of conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth, and its associated harms – such as substance abuse and negative mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, and suicide attempts – cost an estimated $9.23 billion in the United States annually.įor journalists looking to learn more about how to cover the issue of conversion therapy, here is a guide on best practices.

Further, a peer-reviewed study by The Trevor Project published in the American Journal of Public Health found that LGBTQ youth who underwent conversion therapy were more than twice as likely to report having attempted suicide and more than 2.5 times as likely to report multiple suicide attempts in the past year.

According to The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, 17% of LGBTQ youth reported being threatened with or subjected to conversion therapy - and those who were reported more than twice the rate of attempting suicide in the past year.

With the signing of this executive order, Pennsylvania is now the 27th state in the country to enact statewide protections against the practice of conversion therapy.

On Wednesday, The Trevor Project will be hosting a town hall meeting in Philadelphia to discuss the impact of the executive order with community members.

We urge the state legislature to pass comprehensive state-wide protections and for governors across the nation to follow the Keystone State’s lead in ending this abusive practice.”Īdvocates from The Trevor Project attended today’s signing of the executive order, commemorating it as a victory for LGBTQ young people in the state. Wolf for your leadership and for taking bold action to protect and affirm LGBTQ young people across the Commonwealth. “Taxpayers’ dollars must never again be spent on the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion ‘therapy’ - which has been consistently associated with increased suicide risk and an estimated $9.23 billion economic burden in the U.S.,” said Troy Stevenson (he/him), Senior Campaign Manager for Advocacy and Government Affairs of The Trevor Project. The order will also put measures in place to ensure state offices implement culturally appropriate care and services to LGBTQ constituents.

Wolf of Pennsylvania for signing an executive order today that discourages the use of taxpayer dollars and state-sponsored health insurance plans for the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy. LGBTQ youth who were threatened with or subjected to conversion therapy reported more than twice the rate of attempting suicide in the past yearĪugThe Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, commended Gov.