Youth Report Survey

One in six LGBTQ homeless youth report sexual abuse from family member

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annual survey, which centers “the voices and experiences of lgbtq+ young people who have faced any form of homelessness in the last five years.”Of the 161 youth who responded, almost one fifth (17%) reported having to engage in casual sex in order to have somewhere to stay while homeless, while 16% of youth reported engaging in sex work due to being homeless.Over half of youth (58%) said being homeless had impacted their physical health, while 92% said it had negatively impacted their mental health.More than one fifth (22%) of youth had taken drugs for the first time because of their homelessness, while more than one quarter (29%) had started drinking in order to cope with being homeless.A large majority (85%) of youth said being homeless.

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