Hawai‘i Teens at Risk

From the Hawai‘i Sexual and Gender Minority Health Report 2018.

Currently sleep at a parent or guardian’s home

Transgender: 51%

Cisgender: 94%

Eat breakfast every day

Transgender: 6%

Cisgender: 38%

Attended school under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Transgender: 44%

Cisgender: 15%

Currently smoke cigarettes

Transgender: 36%

Cisgender: 6%

Bullied on school property

Transgender: 29%

Cisgender: 17%

Skipped school because unsafe

Transgender: 25%

Cisgender: 7%

Attempted suicide in past year

Transgender: 50%

Cisgender: 8%

Have an adult outside of school to talk to

Transgender: 45%

Cisgender: 73%

Plan to attend a post-high school program

Transgender: 33%

Cisgender: 71%

Cisgender refers to those whose gender identity matches their birth sex.

READ MORE

• In Transition: Hawai‘i’s Transgender Teens

• Portraits of Gender and Sexual Identities in the Hawaiian Community

• Summary of the DOE “Guidance on Supports for Transgender Students”