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Ashley E Halkett1, Kathleen A Ethier2, Isabella Roman1

  • 1Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.

The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
|July 10, 2026
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Summary

Implementing school-based supportive practices for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, or other (LGBTQ+) students in 2022 was linked to fewer high school suicide attempts in 2023. These findings highlight the protective mental health benefits of inclusive school environments.

Keywords:
LGBTQ+ healthSchool health programsschool health policysuicide rates

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Mental Health
  • Educational Policy

Background:

  • Suicide attempts are a significant public health concern among high school students.
  • School environments play a crucial role in student well-being.
  • Supportive practices for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, or other (LGBTQ+) students are increasingly recognized as important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between school-based LGBTQ+ supportive practices implemented in 2022 and rates of suicide attempts among high school students in 2023.
  • To determine if specific LGBTQ+ supportive practices correlate with reduced suicide attempt rates.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized cross-sectional, state-level survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2022 School Health Profiles and 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys.
  • Concatenated data to create an aggregate dataset for analysis.
  • Employed bootstrapped Pearson correlations with bias correction to analyze associations between state-level suicide attempt rates and 12 LGBTQ+ supportive practices.

Main Results:

  • A higher percentage of schools reporting implementation of each specific LGBTQ+ supportive practice in 2022 was significantly correlated with lower rates of suicide attempts among high school students in 2023.
  • State-level implementation of these practices demonstrated a consistent inverse relationship with student suicide attempts.

Conclusions:

  • Increased state-level implementation of school-based LGBTQ+ supportive practices is associated with decreased reported suicide attempts in the following year.
  • Establishing inclusive and supportive school environments may offer protective mental health benefits for all students, irrespective of their sexual or gender identity.
  • These findings underscore the importance of policy and practice in fostering safer school climates for LGBTQ+ youth.