Fact: You can turn here if you feel unwell
+ If you feel acutely ill, call 112.
+ You who are at most 26 years old and transgender, or are thinking about whether you are transgender, can contact Transamman’s digital reception via Transammans.se.
+ BRIS, for people under 18 years of age. Telephone 116 111
+ The rainbow line is a hotline for LGBTQI people and their relatives. Telephone 0770-55 00 10.
+ The Suicide Line. Telephone 901 01
+ On-call fellow. Telephone 08-702 16 80
+ If you need help with where to seek care, call 11 77.
The pressure is expected to be high on the new reception, given the widespread mental illness among young trans people.
“Trans people suffer more often from mental illness and self-harming behavior than the rest of the population, and the care queues are some of the longest in the country. Therefore, this is a very important investment and we assess that the pressure on the reception will be high,” says Tom Summanen, operations director of Transammans in a press release.
In Sweden, according to Transammans, there are approximately 50,000 people who identify as trans. The young trans people run a higher risk of suffering from, for example, depression. According to a report from the Public Health Authority, 57 percent of trans people between the ages of 15 and 19 have had suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months.
“It is very important to have specialized conversation support to meet this target group and their needs. Today, there is a general lack of knowledge in health care about trans issues and more than one in four trans people feel that they have been treated poorly in healthcare,” says Tom Summanen.