: Transgender adolescents are 4 to 7 times more likely to be diagnosed with depressive disorders than cisgender youth [13].
Transgender youth face significantly higher rates of mental health struggles compared to their cisgender peers, often attributed to from bullying and lack of acceptance [22, 19].
: Schools remain a primary site of distress. Roughly 80% of transgender students report avoiding school bathrooms because they feel unsafe or uncomfortable [3]. 3. The Impact of Support Systems
As of 2025, approximately (about 724,000 individuals) identify as transgender [28, 15]. This reflects a significant increase from 2022 estimates, which placed the population at 1.4% (roughly 300,000) [2, 10].
: Recent executive orders have called for federal recognition of only two biological sexes, which has led to the removal of transgender health resources and data collection from many federal websites [28].
: Research into "regret" shows that trans teens who access puberty blockers or hormone therapy have very low rates of discontinuing treatment due to identity changes (roughly 1%–3.8% ) [11, 29]. 4. Current Policy and Legislative Landscape
: In 2019, data indicated that one in three transgender youth reported attempting suicide in the prior year [6]. Over 50% of transgender males and nearly 30% of transgender females have reported such attempts [19].
: Younger generations are more likely to know someone who is transgender or nonbinary. Approximately 49% of girls aged 15–17 and 32% of boys in the same age group report knowing a transgender person [21]. 2. Mental Health and Risk Factors
