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Mental-health professional urges lawmakers to consider LGBT youth needs and school supports in interim work
3072600 · March 6, 2025
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Summary
A mental-health clinician and parent urged lawmakers to consider mental-health impacts on LGBT youth, saying stigma and exclusion contribute to higher rates of suicidal ideation and that schools can be important safe spaces.
Emily Stanton, speaking as a mental-health professional and parent, asked the Joint Education Committee on March 5 to consider the intersection of mental health and legislation affecting LGBT youth.
Stanton said suicide and mental-health struggles remain prevalent among LGBT youth and that…
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