Trans people’s mental health is at crisis point in UK, warn experts

Helplines report rising demand, as conversion practices decision follows years of negativity from government, media and others'

The mental health of the UK's transgender community is at crisis point, with many people hanging by a string", professional bodies and support groups have told the Guardian.

The stark warnings follow a week of intensified public discussion of transgender rights as the government moved to exclude trans people from a ban on conversion practices.