Did You Know...

LGBTQ youth in Delaware are more than 2 times more likely to smoke than their heterosexual peers.

For more information on the harmful effects of smoking and for help in quitting (link to Sugar & Spice page), call (800) 586-4872 or www.alade.org.

25-40% of homeless youth are estimated to be LGBTQ .
If you are homeless or have run away, call the Runaway hotline at (800) 621-4000 or the LGBTQ Youth Hotline at (800) 810-6776.

LGBTQ youth are significantly more likely to use alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs.

For information or for help to stop drinking or using, call the Delaware Drug and Alcohol Information line at 302 571-6975 (New Castle), (302) 735-7790 (Kent), or (302) 854-0172 (Sussex) or go to www.brandywinecounseling.org.

LGBTQ youth in Delaware are more likely to have unsafe sex and are less likely to use a condom or other means of birth control than their heterosexual peers.

For information on birth control, go to www.ppdel.org.
For information on sexually transmitted diseases, call (800) 422-0429 or go to www.aidsdelaware.org or www.scacinc.org.

LGBTQ youth in Delaware are more than 2 times likely to feel sad 2 weeks in a row and 5 more times likely to think seriously about or attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers.

Of LGBTQ youth of color, 41% of females and 34% of males have attempted suicide.
If you are depressed or feel hopeless, call (302) 654-6833 or go to www.mhainde.org.

30-70% of GLBTQ youth experience physical or verbal assault in school and are 3 times more likely to miss school because of feeling unsafe.
The typical high school student hears anti-gay slurs 25.5 times per day.
28% of GLBTQ youth eventually drop out of school.

For help, go to your school-based wellness center or call J.U.S.T. for Youth at (877) 4DE-JUST.

If you see yourself in any of these situations,
get help! Call J.U.S.T. for Youth at

1-877-4DE-JUST.

It’s completely confidential!

Source: Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2003, 2005, 2007), Advocates for Youth (2000, 2003)

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