The charity surveyed 2,934 secondary school students – 1,140 of whom identified as LGBTQ+ – across 375 institutions as part of a larger report into inclusive education and the experiences of young queer pupils.
The independent study discovered that 55% of LGBTQ+ students from the ages of 11 to 18 are worried about their mental health daily, as opposed to the 26% figure from their non-LGBTQ+ peers.
Alarmingly, seven in 10 LGBTQ+ youth said their mental health has deteriorated since the pandemic began, with five out of 10 non-LGBTQ+ students feeling the same.
One in four LGBTQ+ secondary school pupils and a third of young trans people admitted to daily tensions in their current residence, while half said they’ve received zero positive