Seymour Flops
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One of them is growing up in a single-parent household. Children of single moms is a much larger group than children whose moms say that they are "trapped in the wrong body." Maybe that is something Democrats should focus on instead of being so desperate for the mental disorder of Gender Dysphoria to be treated with hormones and scapals.
This is from the CDC, not known to be an MAGA, Religious Right organization. Notice that "lack of access to gender affirming care" did not make the list:
Circumstances that increase suicide risk
Individual Risk Factors
These personal factors contribute to risk:
These harmful or hurtful experiences within relationships contribute to risk:
These challenging issues within a person’s community contribute to risk:
These cultural and environmental factors within the larger society contribute to risk:
There is no evidence at all of increased suicide rates in people who do not get gender affirming care as children. The studies often cited and used by gender specialists to frighten parents are all non-scientific self-selection surveys about suicidal ideation, not about actual suicide.
Lone-parent children at higher risk of suicide, says study
Children growing up in lone-parent households are at significantly greater risk of committing suicide, having a psychiatric illness, or suffering from a drug-related disease, a study suggests.
www.theguardian.com
This is from the CDC, not known to be an MAGA, Religious Right organization. Notice that "lack of access to gender affirming care" did not make the list:
Circumstances that increase suicide risk
Individual Risk Factors
These personal factors contribute to risk:
- Previous suicide attempt
- History of depression and other mental illnesses
- Serious illness such as chronic pain
- Criminal/legal problems
- Job/financial problems or loss
- Impulsive or aggressive tendencies
- Substance use
- Current or prior history of adverse childhood experiences
- Sense of hopelessness
- Violence victimization and/or perpetration
These harmful or hurtful experiences within relationships contribute to risk:
- Bullying
- Family/loved one’s history of suicide
- Loss of relationships
- High conflict or violent relationships
- Social isolation
These challenging issues within a person’s community contribute to risk:
- Lack of access to healthcare
- Suicide cluster in the community
- Stress of acculturation
- Community violence
- Historical trauma
- Discrimination
These cultural and environmental factors within the larger society contribute to risk:
- Stigma associated with help-seeking and mental illness
- Easy access to lethal means of suicide among people at risk
- Unsafe media portrayals of suicide
Risk and Protective Factors | Suicide | CDC
Suicide is rarely caused by a single factor. Many factors at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels can increase risk or protect against it.
www.cdc.gov
There is no evidence at all of increased suicide rates in people who do not get gender affirming care as children. The studies often cited and used by gender specialists to frighten parents are all non-scientific self-selection surveys about suicidal ideation, not about actual suicide.