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+## Marriage Equality
+
+#### Policies promoting marriage equality are associated with positive mental health outcomes
+
+*   [John Hopkins: Raifman et al.17](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2604258) 
+    *   State same-sex marriage policies were associated with a reduction in the proportion of high school students reporting suicide attempts
+    *   Based on the avalible sample size, same-sex marriage policies would likely be associated with more than **134,000 fewer adolescents attempting suicide**