2023-06-28 09:25:06
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[post_content] => [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the 21st century, the LGTBIQ+ collective continues to suffer the effects of hatred from a part of society in the form of discrimination, physical and verbal violence, rejection, sexual abuse…, with the consequent consequences that this has on their mental health. Proof of this is in the results of the study. ‘The situation of mental health in Spain’, related to LGBT people, among which the increased risk of attempted suicide stands out. The document warns that, compared to the general population, LGBT people report more than double the number of suicide attempts or ideations (32.1% vs. 14.5%), as well as self-harm (19.5% vs. 9 %). On the occasion of the International LGTBIQ+ Pride Day, on June 28, SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA launches a campaign that collects these and other data from the report, published in March 2023, prepared by the Confederation and the Mutua Madrileña Foundation, and the first of this magnitude, to know the situation of mental health in our country. The study shows that, in a heteronormative society, LGBT people are more likely to go to a psychologist (33.9% compared to 20.8% of the general population) and only 43.6% of people in the group perceives their mental health as good or very good, compared to 62.5% of the general population. This greater psychological suffering is reflected in the fact that 64.9% of the LGBT people participating in the study affirmed having suffered anxiety attacks, 55.4% depression and 48.2% prolonged anxiety. In Spain, according to another study by Ipsos Global (‘LGBT Pride 2023. A 30-Country Ipsos Global Advisor Survey’)14% of the population in Spain between 18 and 74 years declares to be LGBT+, that is, almost five million people in our country.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”96106″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”96108″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”96112″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Content of the #SaludMentalLGTBIQ+ campaign Under the hashtag #SaludMentalLGTBIQ+the campaign is made up of several infographics that collect the main data from the study, together with a video in which, on the one hand, some recommendations are made explicit to take care of the mental health of LGBTIQ+ people and, on the other, the main behaviors and social attitudes, triggers of emotional discomfort and psychological problems that affect LGTBIQ+ people and that, on many occasions, also violate their fundamental rights, such as dignity, physical integrity or even life itself.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/r4DIzWmiTDU”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_btn title=”VOLVER A NOTICIAS” style=”gradient-custom” gradient_custom_color_1=”#ffffff” gradient_custom_color_2=”#ffffff” gradient_text_color=”#005b50″ shape=”square” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-chevron-circle-left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:%2Fnoticias%2F|title:NOTICIAS||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[post_title] => LGBT people report more than double the number of self-harm, suicide attempts and ideations than the general population
[post_excerpt] => On the occasion of LGTBIQ+ Pride Day 2023, the SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA Confederation launches a campaign to disseminate the results of the report ‘The situation of mental health in Spain’, prepared by SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA and the Fundación Mutua Madrileña, and related to LGBT people.
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LGBT people report more than double the number of self-harm, suicide attempts and ideations than the general population
On the occasion of LGTBIQ+ Pride Day 2023, the SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA Confederation launches a campaign to disseminate the results of the report ‘The situation of mental health in Spain’, prepared by SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA and the Fundación Mutua Madrileña, and related to people LGBT.
In the 21st century, the LGTBIQ+ collective continues to suffer the effects of hatred from a part of society in the form of discrimination, physical and verbal violence, rejection, sexual abuse…, with the consequent consequences that this has on their mental health .
Proof of this is in the results of the study. ‘The situation of mental health in Spain’, related to LGBT people, among which the increased risk of attempted suicide stands out. The document warns that, compared to the general population, LGBT people report more than double the number of suicide attempts or ideations (32.1% vs. 14.5%), as well as self-harm (19.5% vs. 9 %).
On the occasion of the International LGTBIQ+ Pride Day, on June 28, SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA launches a campaign that collects these and other data from the report, published in March 2023, prepared by the Confederation and the Mutua Madrileña Foundation, and the first of this magnitude, to know the situation of mental health in our country.
The study shows that, in a heteronormative society, LGBT people are more likely to go to a psychologist (33.9% compared to 20.8% of the general population) and only 43.6% of people in the group perceives their mental health as good or very good, compared to 62.5% of the general population.
This greater psychological suffering is reflected in the fact that 64.9% of the LGBT people participating in the study affirmed having suffered anxiety attacks, 55.4% depression and 48.2% prolonged anxiety.
In Spain, according to another study by Ipsos Global (‘LGBT Pride 2023. A 30-Country Ipsos Global Advisor Survey’)14% of the population in Spain between 18 and 74 years declares to be LGBT+, that is, almost five million people in our country.
Content of the #SaludMentalLGTBIQ+ campaign
Under the hashtag #SaludMentalLGTBIQ+the campaign is made up of several infographics that collect the main data from the study, together with a video in which, on the one hand, some recommendations are made explicit to take care of the mental health of LGBTIQ+ people and, on the other, the main behaviors and social attitudes, triggers of emotional discomfort and psychological problems that affect LGTBIQ+ people and that, on many occasions, also violate their fundamental rights, such as dignity, physical integrity or even life itself.
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