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Working with LGBTQ+ Clients

7.1% of the U.S. population, or over 20 million people identify as LBGTQ+.  13% of LGBTQ+ youth reported being subject to conversion therapy

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  • LGBTQ+ population are twice as likely than Heterosexual population to experience a mental health issue

  • 80% of LGBTQ+ youth report experiencing harassment at school

  • 40% of transgender adults have attempted suicide in their life, which is 8 times more than the U.S. population

  • High school students that identify as LGBTQ+ are four times more likely to have attempted suicide than heterosexual high school students

  • Half of all LGBTQ youth of color reported discrimination based on their race/ethnicity in the past year, including 67% of Black LGBTQ youth and 60% of Asian/Pacific Islander LGBTQ youth

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