TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - "You can't break…when you're already broken": The importance of school climate to suicidality among LGBTQ youth
JO  - Journal of gay and lesbian mental health
A1  - Péter, T.
A1  - Taylor, C.
A1  - Campbell, C.
SP  - 195
EP  - 213
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
N2  - Suicide has been a longstanding problem among sexual and gender minority youth in Canada. The goal of the article is to examine the link between suicidality and school climate within a theoretically informed framework and a mixed methods approach. Qualitative and quantitative findings are presented using data from more than 3,700 secondary students from the National Climate Survey of Homophobia and Transphobia in Canadian Schools (Taylor & Peter, 2011a). The findings show that even modest efforts to shift the balance of heteronormative discourse on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) students can have profound effects on the experiences and perceptions of sexual and gender minority youth, which we argue would go a long way in reducing incidents of suicidality among LGBTQ youth. In many jurisdictions across Canada, LGBTQ-inclusive policies have attempted to improve school climates and reduce the effects of homophobia and transphobia in schools. These initiatives, along with the work done by Egale Canada to create a National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy, are important steps in addressing the needs of LGBTQ youth. © 2016, © Taylor & Francis Group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-9705
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2016.1171188
ID  - ref1
ER  -