This marks a significant achievement for my home state, and one whose impact will extend beyond our Commonwealth. The Executive Order to protect minors from conversion therapy marks a crucial advance in mental health treatment and suicide prevention.
Conversion 'therapy' - a range of dangerous and discredited practices aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity - is linked to severe mental health symptoms and an increased risk of suicide among LGBTQ+ young people.
According to The Trevor Project, 21% of LGBTQ+ young people in Kentucky reported being threatened with or subjected to this damaging practice. These alarming statistics underscore the urgent need for protective measures to shield our young people from such trauma.
Holding a license to provide mental health services carries with it a responsibility to, at the very least, do no harm. Families should have full confidence that their provider will not subject them to dangerous and ineffective treatments.
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