High Suicide Risk Among Transgender Adults

More than 40% of transgender adults in the US have attempted suicide A study from the

Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds that 81% of transgender adults in the U.S.

have thought about suicide, 42% of transgender adults have attempted it,

and 56% have engaged in non-suicidal self-injury over their lifetimes. Nearly one-third

of transgender individuals reported hazardous drinking (28%) and problematic drug use (31%).

Among transgender adults, 44% reported recent suicidal ideation, 7% reported a recent

suicide attempt, and 21% reported recent non-suicidal self-injury. The majority (82%)

of transgender people have accessed formal mental health care, compared to 47% of cisgender adults.