65% of LGBT adults had any need for mental health care in the past 12 months compared to 30% of non-LGBT adults. Improved policies that tailor mental health care and outreach to transgender and bisexual populations in particular are needed. LGBT individuals have faced significant difficulties, including experiencing stigma or discrimination in mental health care settings, when trying to access mental health services, Padilla-Frausto said. The study found that nearly two-thirds (65%) of LGBT adults had any need for mental health care in the past 12 months. “By using a definition of ‘any need for mental health care’ that includes people with distress, but who didn’t explicitly perceive they needed mental health care, we can see more clearly how many individuals might be struggling and not getting the care that would benefit them,” Padilla-Frausto said.