41% Of LGBTQI Australians Considered Suicide In The Past Year
Two in five LGBTQI Australians had considered suicide in the past year, a new survey released on Friday revealed. The findings from Australia’s largest national survey of LGBTQI people showed that three years after the marriage equality vote, the community is still dealing with “concerning” levels of mental distress, discrimination, harassment and violence.The Private Lives 3 National Report – the third edition of the study (previous surveys were conducted in 2005 and 2011), was conducted by researchers at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University and funded by the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Premier and Cabinet.The survey was conducted