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LGBTQ youth face significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts compared to their heterosexual or cisgender peers, with and in the past year. According to ages 13-24, the majority (84%) reported wanting counseling from a mental health care professional, yet more than half of those who wanted it (54%) did not receive it.

Only 28% of youth mental health facilities in the U.S. offered LGBTQ-specific services in 2020, a marginal increase from 25% in 2014. Healthcare professionals have the potential to play a crucial role in improving access amid this shortage, but according to experts, medical schools are not adequately preparing future physicians to care for LGBTQ patients.

In this Instagram Live event, a panel of experts will discuss solutions to the mental health challenges impacting LGBTQ youth and the provision of equitable care.

Featuring:

• Jeremy Faust, MD (moderator), editor-in-chief at 番茄社区 ()
• Jack Turban, MD, MHS, director, UCSF Gender Psychiatry Program ()
• Chase Anderson, MD, MS, attending child and adolescent psychiatrist, UCSF Gender Psychiatry Program ()

How do I join? Follow on Instagram!

When is the event? Tune in Friday, June 21 at 4 p.m. ET

Can I submit questions? Yes, we encourage questions! Submit your questions prior to the event by commenting below.

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