## 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.”_
*   [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%**.
   
#### See Also

* [General data on GSRM family support](https://nb419.github.io/source-library/GSRM/family_support)