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impact of homelessness of lgbtq+ young people

LGBTQ+ young people are at greater risk while homeless than homeless people who are not LGBTQ+

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WHY WE EXIST

Once homeless, LGBTQ+ young people are at higher risk than homeless people who don’t identify as queer.

homeless lgbtq+ people at higher risk:

LGBTQ+ people and those with intersectional identities struggle more with homelessness.

  • 92 %

    of LGBTQ+ young people

    said being homeless had a negative impact on their mental health

  • 95 %

    of LGBTQ+ disabled people

    said being homeless had a negative impact on their mental health

  • 58 %

    of LGBTQ+ young people said

    being homeless had a negative impact on their physical health

  • 62 %

    of trans people said

    being homeless had a negative impact on their physical health

  • 67 %

    of LGBTQ+ disabled people said

    being homeless had a negative impact on their physical health

  • 64 %

    of LGBTQ+ young people

    said homelessness made it hard to establish or keep relationships

  • 70 %

    of trans people

    said homelessness made it hard to establish or keep relationships

  • 69 %

    of LGBTQ+ disabled people

    said homelessness made it hard to establish or keep relationships

  • 17 %

    of LGBTQ+ young people

    felt they had to have casual sex to find shelter

  • 29 %

    of LGBTQ+ young people

    said they started drinking as a way to cope

  • 22 %

    of LGBTQ+ young people

    took drugs for the first time because of being homeless

READ AKT’S POLICY BRIEFINGS

akt carries out research and use the data to help inform practical ways that we and other organisations can improve their support of LGBTQ+ young people facing homelessness.
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