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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

LGBTQI Youth

About this resource:

HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Last Reviewed: September 2017

Workgroups: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Workgroup

This website presents important and unique issues to think about for preventing and addressing bullying of LGBT youth. More U.S. high school students who self-identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual say they’ve been bullied on school property and cyberbullied than their heterosexual peers. This website offers information and resources about bullying of LGBT young people and how to help them, including:

  • How to create a safe environment for LGBT youth  
  • Civil rights and laws that protect LGBT youth 
  • Additional materials to help prevent bullying and support LGBT youth 
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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Reduce bullying of lesbian, gay, or bisexual high school students — LGBT‑05
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

1.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, stopbullying.gov. (2017). LGBTQI Youth. Retrieved from https://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/groups/lgbt/index.html