Breaking Barriers to Quality Mental Health Care for LGBTQ Youth
09/14/20
LGBT+ youth face major barriers getting mental health care despite being at higher risk of depression, self-harm and even suicide. Overall, more than half (54%) of LGBT+ youths who wanted mental health care in the past year couldn’t get it.
The National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) is a network of community-based organizations focused on the mental health and substance use issues of diverse racial and ethnic communities. The NNED supports information sharing, training, and technical assistance towards the goal of promoting behavioral health equity.
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