Calling all trans people - please take part in this survey organised by the Scottish Transgender Alliance, Trans Bare All and Trec
There has been very little research about trans people, 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.
We think that 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 with trans identities or trans histories. It has NOT come from medics or people from Gender Identity Clinics.
This survey is a partnership between
Scottish Transgender Alliance
Trans Resource and Empowerment Centre
TransBareAll
and Sheffield Hallam University.
The questions have been checked by an advisory group of professionals and researchers (many with trans identities or trans histories), and other people with relevant experiences.
To take part please go to:- https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/transmentalhealth
I just thought that I would post this response from somebody on Facebook to help address some of the views expressed here:-
"Hi Folks, Just to add my two-penneth worth. I have done the survey and yes it is long but the reason for this I think is because the organisers are trying to compensate for the fact that there's so little other good data out there. One of the problems in my job is that we know there's lots of issues for trans people but our opponents always come back with: 'where's the evidence?' and we are often working in a real evidence vacuum. This survey could really help to fill some of those gaps. I also think it's important to acknowledge that the people involved in this are largely volunteers putting in their time to do this important work, with very few resources. I therefore think it would be great if the trans community could show them that we appreciate what they are trying to do. Yes, it is long but you can keep it shorter if you stick to the tick boxes. I personally found it quite good in helping me to reflect and get some perspective on some the issues. So come on folks, do what you can, take a bit of time to do the survey and tell your friends and contacts too. Let's really get the evidence together so we can keep on fighting for what we need."