scholarly journals Effects of sexual/gender minority- and race-based enacted stigma on mental health and substance use in female assigned at birth sexual minority youth.

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-249
Author(s):  
Gregory Swann ◽  
Jasmine Stephens ◽  
Michael E. Newcomb ◽  
Sarah W. Whitton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Sexual Minority Youth ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Enacted Stigma

19: Enacted stigma and HIV risk behaviors in sexual minority youth of European heritage across three countries

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. S27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Meininger ◽  
Elizabeth Saewyc ◽  
Terryann Clark ◽  
Carol Skay ◽  
Colleen Poon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Sexual Minority Youth ◽  
European Heritage ◽  
Enacted Stigma

Sexual minority adolescents and mental health

2018 ◽  
pp. 235-246
Author(s):  
Richard Montoro
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Sexual Minority Youth ◽  
Mental Health Disparities ◽  
And Gender

Sexual minority youth is a broad term that includes adolescents from both sexual orientation and gender minorities. As a major task of adolescence is identity formation, sexual minority youth are particularly vulnerable during this period of self-definition (‘coming out’) both because of societal stigma and traditionally poor parental support. This chapter will start by defining the common terms used by the diverse identities in this population and outlining basic concepts in sexual orientation and gender identity. The literature demonstrating the central role of stigma in creating the mental health disparities of sexual minority youth will be reviewed. As stigma is present at individual, interpersonal, and structural levels, the chapter will conclude with a discussion of the multiple multi-level interventions necessary to have an impact on these disparities. Policymakers and clinicians are uniquely positioned to have a powerful impact on the mental health disparities of sexual minority youth.

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