The Trevor Project, one of the nation’s leading organizations providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ young people, has officially launched its 2025 National LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Survey, with a vital emphasis on transgender and nonbinary youth. The survey is now open to respondents aged 13 to 24 and can be accessed directly here.
This annual survey is one of the most comprehensive efforts to capture the lived experiences, mental health challenges, and support needs of LGBTQ+ youth in the United States. With anti-trans rhetoric and legislation surging across the country, the 2025 survey arrives at a critical time.
“LGBTQ+ young people are telling us what they need, not just to survive, but to thrive,” the Trevor Project said in a statement. “By listening to their stories and amplifying their voices through data, we can shape policies, programs, and conversations that protect and empower them.”
Over the past several years, data from these surveys have shaped national conversations on LGBTQ+ mental health, informed school and healthcare policy, and equipped advocates with the statistics necessary to push back against harmful legislation. The 2024 survey alone gathered responses from over 28,000 LGBTQ+ youth, making it one of the largest surveys of its kind in history.
But statistics alone don’t tell the full story. Every completed survey is a heartbeat, a lived experience, a testimony. For transgender youth especially, this is a rare opportunity to speak in a space built by and for them, confidentially, compassionately, and without judgment.
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Why It Matters
Across the U.S., trans youth are facing unprecedented attacks on their rights to health care, education, privacy, and self-expression. Many are navigating fear, isolation, and rejection while still showing immense courage and resilience. This survey offers a way to be seen, heard, and counted in a national dialogue that too often talks about transgender youth without listening to them.
For parents, caregivers, and allies, sharing this survey is one of the most impactful ways to support transgender youth today. Encourage participation. Signal that their stories matter. Help amplify the truths that too many lawmakers and institutions try to silence.
Participation is entirely anonymous and confidential, and the survey only takes about 20 minutes to complete. Youth can share as much or as little as they choose and are not required to answer every question.
How You Can Help
- If you’re between 13 and 24 and identify as LGBTQ+, please consider taking the survey: Start the 2025 Trevor Project Survey
- If you’re a parent, educator, or ally, share this link widely within your community. Social media, group chats, youth centers, and classrooms can all be channels for reaching those who need it most.
This isn’t just a survey; it’s a call to action. Every voice counts. Every story matters.
Let’s make sure transgender and LGBTQ+ youth are not only seen in the data but supported, protected, and empowered by it.
