Some of Audrey's reasons to stick around: My family, My friends, My pets, New music, Future concerts, eating fried pickles with good ranch, Harry Styles, My residents, hearing birds chirp, walks in the park with my dog and family, spending time in my backyard watching cats run all over the place, eating a garden grown tomato with salt and pepper, etc, etc
What are your reasons? Make a list!
The numbers:
36% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, and 10% attempted suicide, according to The Trevor Project's National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People.
Suicide Attempts: 10% of LGBTQ+ youth attempted suicide in the past year.
Transgender and Nonbinary Youth: 40% of transgender and nonbinary youth seriously considered suicide in the past year.
Comparative Risk: LGBTQ+ teens consider and attempt suicide at roughly four times the rate of heterosexual and cisgender peers.
You never know how much you mean to those around you until it is too late. Please always feel free to reach out to either of us if you are in a time of need. We all need to be here for one another in these dark times! No text or call is going to bother me. Please reach out!
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