scholarly journals Weight-based victimization among sexual and gender minority adolescents: Implications for substance use and mental health.

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 727-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Puhl ◽  
Mary S. Himmelstein ◽  
Ryan J. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Mental health among sexual and gender minority adolescents: Examining interactions with race and ethnicity.

2020 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 402-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn R. Fox ◽  
Sophia Choukas-Bradley ◽  
Rachel H. Salk ◽  
Michael P. Marshal ◽  
Brian C. Thoma
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Comparing substance use and mental health among sexual and gender minority and heterosexual cisgender youth experiencing homelessness

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0248077
Author(s):  
Jennifer Hao ◽  
Matthew Beld ◽  
Ladan Khoddam-Khorasani ◽  
Annesa Flentje ◽  
Eva Kersey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Youth homelessness has been demonstrated to disproportionately affect sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth compared to heterosexual cisgender peers. In this context, we aimed to compare health risks between service-seeking SGM and heterosexual cisgender youth experiencing homelessness, including harmful risks stemming from substance use and severity of symptoms of mental health disorders. We recruited 100 racially diverse, unstably housed participants aged 18–24 who access services at an urban non-profit organization in San Francisco, CA. Data analysis included 56 SGM participants who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, unsure, transgender, and nongender, and 44 heterosexual cisgender participants. In contrast to previous studies reporting significantly higher frequency of substance use and more severe symptoms of depression, generalized anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder among SGM youth compared to heterosexual cisgender peers, many of these health disparities were not observed in our diverse study population of service-seeking youth. Furthermore, with the exception of methamphetamine, SGM participants did not exhibit greater harmful risks resulting from substance use, such as health, social, financial, and legal complications. We discuss the reduced burden of health disparities between SGM and heterosexual cisgender youth in our service-seeking study population within the context of gender- and sexuality-affirming programming offered at the partnering community organization. We conclude that longitudinal data on these tailored community-level interventions are needed to further explore the reduced burden of health disparities observed among service-seeking SGM youth experiencing homelessness in San Francisco in order to continue supporting pathways out of homelessness for youth of all sexual and gender identities nationwide.

scholarly journals Substance Use Among a National Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents: Intersections of Sex Assigned at Birth and Gender Identity

LGBT Health ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan J. Watson ◽  
Jessica N. Fish ◽  
Timothy McKay ◽  
Samuel H. Allen ◽  
Lisa Eaton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health among Children and Youth

2020 ◽  
pp. 228-243
Author(s):  
Jessica N. Fish ◽  
Laura Baams ◽  
Jenifer K. McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
The World ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) young people are coming of age at a time of dynamic social and political changes with regard to LGBTQ rights and visibility around the world. And yet, contemporary cohorts of SGM youth continue to evidence the same degree of compromised mental health demonstrated by SGM youth of past decades. The authors review the current research on SGM youth mental health, with careful attention to the developmental and contextual characteristics that complicate, support, and thwart mental health for SGM young people. Given a large and rapidly growing body of science in this area, the authors strategically review research that reflects the prevalence of these issues in countries around the world but also concentrate on how mental health concerns among SGM children and youth are shaped by experiences with schools, families, and communities. Promising mental health treatment strategies for this population are reviewed. The chapter ends with a focus on understudied areas in the SGM youth mental health literature, which may offer promising solutions to combat SGM population health disparities and promote mental health among SGM young people during adolescence and as they age across the life course.

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. xvi-8
Author(s):  
Esther D. Rothblum
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Clinical Social Work ◽  
Psychiatric Nursing ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Minority Mental Health ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mental Health Programs

The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health provides an overview of the current research on the mental health of sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations. It is aimed at researchers conducting studies on the mental health of SGM populations, clinicians and researchers interested in psychiatric disorders that affect SGM populations, clinicians using evidence-based practice in the treatment of SGM patients/clients, students in mental health programs (clinical psychology, psychiatry, clinical social work, and psychiatric nursing), and policymakers. This chapter defines some terms and provides an overview of current and past SGM research methods.

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