## 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**