Happy to report that my paper with Travis Campbell on conversion therapy was accepted by Journal of Health Economics but am still disturbed by main result: exposure to conversion therapy increases the risk a transgender adolescent will attempt suicide by 17 percentage points.

I have a new article out in The Conversation U.S. that summarises Travis Campbell Yana van der Meulen Rodgers Nathaniel Tran, PhD 🏳️‍🌈 (they/he) Duc Hien Nguyen and I’s recent work on the effects of family support, hormone replacement therapy, and conversion therapy on trans suicide theconversation.com/trans-youth-ar…

Supportive family environments and access to gender-affirming care are critical for the mental health of transgender youth. This excellent piece in The Conversation U.S. by Sam and Travis Campbell highlights important new research showing why. theconversation.com/trans-youth-ar…