Trans Mental Health and Well-being Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/transmentalhealth

There has been very little research about transpeople, or people with trans histories, and their well-being. What there is suggests that trans people have worse mental health and life satisfaction than many others, but it is not clear why. Trans well-being and mental health are very complicated, because trans people have to go through a lot of things that other people don’t experience, and these issues can all affect well-being and mental health. This survey was designed by researchers who mostly have trans identities, and is an attempt to uncover the issues that are most important and relevant for trans people, or those with trans histories. We feel that it is vital that we understand the things that can affect us, in order to make recommendations for changing things that cause harm, and improving things that help. The survey has NOT come from medics or people from Gender Identity Clinics. This survey is a partnership between:

Scottish Transgender Alliance www.scottishtrans.org;

Trans Resource and Empowerment Centre www.transcentre.org.uk;

TransBareAll www.transbareall.co.uk;

and Sheffield Hallam University www.shu.ac.uk

Who can take part? Anyone over the age of 18 and who feels that their gender identity or expression is different to what is typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. For more information about who can take part, or for answers to commonly asked questions, please go to the survey URL above. Thank you for your interest in this survey. The survey closing date is 11 June 2012.

James Morton, Jay McNeil, Louis Bailey, Sonja Ellis. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact: James Morton: sta@equalitynetwork.org Scottish Transgender Alliance Coordinator, Equality Network, 30 Bernard Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6PR. Office: 0131 467 6039