As of July 2020, four months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a quarter of LGBTQ youth reported not being able to get mental health care, despite wanting to. One in ten youth lost access to mental health care they had prior to the pandemic.
This statistic illustrates the percentage of LGBTQ youth in the United States with or without access to and desire for mental health care since the COVID-19 pandemic as of July 2020.
Percentage of LGBTQ youth with or without access or desire for mental health care since the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. as of July 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of LGBTQ youth
Yes, I have continued to receive the mental health care I was receiving prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
21%
Yes, I started receiving mental health care since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began
5%
No, I have not been able to get mental health care, but I would like to
25%
No, I have lost access to mental health care I had prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Question: Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began seriously impacting the U.S. in March 2020, have you received care from a mental health professional?
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The Trevor Project. (October 2, 2020). Percentage of LGBTQ youth with or without access or desire for mental health care since the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. as of July 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238686/lgbtq-youth-mental-health-care-since-covid-19-us/
The Trevor Project. "Percentage of LGBTQ youth with or without access or desire for mental health care since the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. as of July 2020." Chart. October 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238686/lgbtq-youth-mental-health-care-since-covid-19-us/
The Trevor Project. (2020). Percentage of LGBTQ youth with or without access or desire for mental health care since the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. as of July 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238686/lgbtq-youth-mental-health-care-since-covid-19-us/
The Trevor Project. "Percentage of Lgbtq Youth with or without Access or Desire for Mental Health Care since The Covid-19 Pandemic in The U.S. as of July 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238686/lgbtq-youth-mental-health-care-since-covid-19-us/
The Trevor Project, Percentage of LGBTQ youth with or without access or desire for mental health care since the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. as of July 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238686/lgbtq-youth-mental-health-care-since-covid-19-us/ (last visited September 08, 2024)
Percentage of LGBTQ youth with or without access or desire for mental health care since the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. as of July 2020 [Graph], The Trevor Project, October 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238686/lgbtq-youth-mental-health-care-since-covid-19-us/
