Carolina Gomez Mena
La Jornada Newspaper
Saturday, December 7, 2024, p. 8
For International Human Rights Day, next December 10, the group The Trevor Project México assured that Mental health medical care is a limited right for LGBT+ youth
and noted that having access to it is vital so that these youth can deal with stressors and improve their emotional well-being.
A study by the organization points out that 91 of this population sector in Mexico reported having wanted to receive mental health care at some point, but of that universe, only 59 percent agreed to it.
Other barriers to accessing mental health services were maternal permission, for 37 percent of cases, as well as fear that the issue would not be taken seriously (36 percent). The organization, whose work focuses on crisis intervention and suicide prevention for lesbian youth, gaybisexual, trans, queer and more, he pointed out that mental health care is a fundamental human right so it must be available to all people.
The 2024 Survey on Mental Health of LGBT+ Youth in Mexico reveals that financial problems were one of the main barriers to accessing these services (63 percent of respondents).
The survey shows that 52 percent of youth who received mental health care found it useful, this may be because they do not result in spaces or affirmative practices that contribute to the recognition and respect of people with another sexual identity.
Mental health is a right that must be respected universally and must be based on the intersectionalities of each person. There must be mental health services to serve LGBT+ youth with the specific needs they have and thereby provide them with tools and strategies. that they can self-apply to face the different challenges that this society that is not yet completely inclusive gives them
said Jorge Nava, manager of Chat and Text services at The Trevor Project Mexico.
