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Serving All of NEW YORK
Why do we do what we do? Because our youth deserve respect, love, and self-worth. Haus of Noire works with children in the Bronx and Westchester communities to foster their sense of self.
Giving our youth a shot at a better future is no small task. To make real progress, we’ve focused our intentions on addressing three key issues.
Focus #1: Mental Health in LGBTQ+ Youth
According to a recent study on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ+ youth:
- 48% of LGBTQ+ youths reported engaging in self-harm in the past 12 months, including over 60% of transgender and nonbinary youths.
- 68% of LGBTQ+ youths reported symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder in the past two weeks, including more than 3 in 4 transgender and nonbinary youths.
- 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ youths reported that they had been physically threatened or harmed in their lifetime because of their LGBTQ+ identity.
Haus of Noire seeks to address these issues by providing mental health resources, offering a safe place for LGBTQ+ youths to express themselves, and showing people of all genders and identities that they are enough.
Focus #2: Mental Health in Girls
In a world where we have become engulfed in praising physicality over individuality, our young girls have become insecure and dissatisfied with their body image. U.S. research has shown that:
- 50% of young 13-year-old American girls reported being unhappy with their body. This number grew to nearly 80% by the time girls reached 17 years of age.
- 7 out of 10 girls believe that they are not good enough.
- Over 70% of girls aged 15-17 avoid normal daily activities such as attending school, and instead engage in negative activities like cutting, bullying, smoking, drinking, or disordered eating.
- The mean weekly number of visits for suspected suicide attempts was 50.6% higher among girls ages 12 to 17 in 2020 than they were during the same time period in 2019.
Haus of Noire strives to help girls discover their own unique beauty and realize their self-worth, while managing the impacts of low self-esteem on their mental health.
Focus #3: Mental Health in Boys
Around 90,000 boys under the age of 19 are in are in some form of correctional facility due to gang affiliation. The most common reason that young boys join a gang is the need to feel accepted.
In 2018, the United States handled approximately 744,500 juvenile delinquency cases. Of those cases:
- Less than one-third were committed by females.
- Almost 16,400 crimes involved weapons.
- About 100,000 drug-related offenses
Studies show that boys who had very low self-esteem in the 6th or 7th grade are 1.6 times more likely to meet the criteria for drug dependence 9 years later than other children. Those who believed that their peers approved of alcohol, tobacco, or drug use were also more likely to be drug-dependent later in life.
Haus of Noire gives boys a place to belong, find their community, and express themselves safely.