The Family Acceptance Project has released a new study on gay-straight alliance (GSA) in schools showing that students were less likely to experience depression and more likely to have higher self-esteem.
Think Progress has the report:
Though the study has a limited sample size, it demonstrates the significant impact GSAs can make:
* Students at a school with a GSA were less likely to experience depression and more likely to have higher self-esteem.
* Students at a school with a GSA were less likely to drop out and more likely to succeed in higher education.
* Participation in a GSA was associated with fewer problems with substance abuse, depression, and lifetime suicide attempts.
* Having a perception that a GSA effectively promoted school safety was associated with less depression, fewer problems with substance abuse, and greater college attainment.
Read the full report via THINK PROGRESS
