To learn more about mental health in the entire LGBTQ+ community, see our other resource.īelow we’ve compiled resources for QTBIPOC mental health and wellness. Our mental health is important - and we must find solutions to address these inequities. Moreover, only 35% of LGBTQ+ youth of color receive emotional counseling. A rate of 29% of LGBTQ+ adults of color say they have been diagnosed with a depressive order from a provider, compared to 39% of the LGBTQ+ adults broadly, a ten point gap. While LGBTQ+ adults of color experience similar rates of mental health challenges as LGBTQ+ adults generally, they receive unequal rates diagnoses. In the United States, more than one-quarter ( 28%) of LGBTQ+ adults of color have no health insurance coverage, compared to 8% of all adults. We know that LGBTQ+ people who are BIPOC often face barriers to treatment and care because of mistrust of the medical community, high uninsurance rates among many other societal injustices. LGBTQ+ highschoolers of color are also more likely to attempt suicide ( 27%) compared to LGBTQ+ highschoolers ( 22%) and non-LGBTQ+ highschoolers ( 5%) in the United States. Over a majority of LGBTQ+ adults of color in the United States are facing significant mental health challenges today. It disrupts their daily lives and can be life-threatening, especially for children and youth. LGBTQ+ people of color, similar to their broader LGBTQ+ community, experience alarmingly high rates of mental health challenges.