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## Family Support
#### Family support decreases suicide attempts and drug usage
* [Klein and Golub 16](https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/lgbt.2015.0111)
* Family rejection linked to **suicide, drug use**, and overall detriments to health
* To cope with transgender-related discrimination:
* **42.3% of the sample reported a suicide attempt**
* **26.3% reported misusing drugs or alcohol**
* _“After controlling for age, race/ethnicity, sex assigned at birth, binary gender identity, income, education, and employment status, **family rejection was associated with increased odds** of both behaviors. Odds increased significantly with increasing levels of family rejection.”_
* [Cornell University](https://whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-equality/what-does-the-scholarly-research-say-about-the-acceptancerejection-of-lgbt-youth-2/)
* A **META-ANALYSIS** of **42 peer-reviewed studies** that analyzed the links between family support and the health and well-being of LGBT youth
* **25 studies** found that accepting behavior by parents toward their children’s sexual orientation or gender identity is linked to the health and well-being of LGBT youth.
* The other **17 studies** found that family support in general (i.e. not necessarily in response to children’s sexual orientation or gender identity) is linked to the health and well-being of LGBT youth.
* [Trans PULSE (subsidiary of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research)](http://transpulseproject.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Impacts-of-Strong-Parental-Support-for-Trans-Youth-vFINAL.pdf)
* From Ontario (not international scope) but academically credible and **VERY** widely cited
* Analysis of the ways in which **parental support** affects elements of disadvantage experienced by **transgender youth.**
* **Strong parental support** **decreases the likelihood** of a **suicide attempt** within the past year from 57% to **just 4%**.