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Soleimanpour S, Simmons C, Saphir M, Ng S, Jenks K, Geierstanger S. Equity in Mental Health Care Receipt among Youth Who Use School-Based Health Centers. Am J Prev Med 2024:S0749-3797(24)00195-8. [PMID: 38876296 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Youth experience significant mental health (MH) needs, and gender- and racially/ethnically-diverse youth are less likely than peers to receive care. School-based health centers (SBHCs) are a healthcare delivery model that may decrease disparities. This study examined the role of SBHCs in reducing disparities in MH care receipt among SBHC clients. METHODS Data from electronic health records of 5,396 youth ages 12 to 21 years who visited 14 SBHCs in one California county from 2021-2023 were analyzed in 2023-2024 using multiple logistic regression to assess disparities in MH care receipt and depression screenings. RESULTS Receipt of MH care from SBHCs varied significantly by gender but not age, sexual orientation, or race/ethnicity. Compared to female clients, males had reduced odds (AOR: 0.50) and gender-diverse clients had higher odds (AOR: 2.70) of receiving MH care. For receipt of depression screenings, male clients had reduced odds (AOR: 0.86); Latino clients had higher odds than white clients (AOR: 1.80); and older adolescents and young adults had higher odds than younger adolescents (AORs: 1.44 and 1.45, respectively). Receipt of follow-up MH care after a positive depression result varied only by gender, with male clients having reduced odds (AOR: 0.63). CONCLUSIONS SBHCs may reach youth who are traditionally less likely to seek care in other settings, including racially/ethnically- and gender-diverse youth. As in other settings, engaging males in healthcare is an area for improvement. These findings help to demonstrate the potential of SBHCs for decreasing disparities in mental health care.
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- Samira Soleimanpour
- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies & Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
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- Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program, California Department of Public Health, Berkeley, CA
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- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Center for Healthy Schools and Communities, Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, San Leandro, CA
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- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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Kara Y. Brighten up the Rainbow: Ecology-Based Group Work for LGBTQ+ People. JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY 2024; 71:1356-1371. [PMID: 36689295 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2023.2169852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This research was carried out as a pretest-posttest experimental study in order to evaluate the effect of ecology-based group work on 18 LGBTQ+ people living in different districts of Istanbul. The study group of the research carried out between July 2022 and August 2022 consists of 18 LGBTQ+ people, between the ages of 19-22. Study participants were randomly selected for each group and assigned to the experimental and control groups. In addition to the Personal Information Form, the Flourishing Scale, the Nature Relatedness Scale, and the Depression Stress and Anxiety Scale (DASS21) were applied to the study group as pretest-posttest. Socializing, hiking, gardening, and human-animal interaction activities were held in the group work sessions consisting of 6 sessions on Saturdays at 13.00. In addition to all these activities, some documentaries on ecology were also suggested for the participants to watch, to be discussed in different sessions. The collected data were analyzed in the SPSS 22.0 package program. At the end of the group work, it was observed that there was a significant difference in the total scores of the Flourishing Scale, the Nature Relatedness Scale, and Depression Stress and Anxiety Scale (DASS21) of LGBTQ+ people in the experimental group.
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- Yunus Kara
- Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, Altınbaş University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Gruber JA, Nordquist EA, Acevedo-Polakovich ID. Student and Teacher Perspectives of Service Utilization at Their School-based Health Center. J Sch Nurs 2023; 39:368-376. [PMID: 34184909 DOI: 10.1177/10598405211025008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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School-based health centers (SBHCs) positively influence student health. However, the extent to which these benefits are actualized varies across sites. We conducted focus groups with high school students and teachers at an underperforming SBHC to identify facilitators and barriers to student access to SBHC services. Our qualitative analysis revealed four main emergent categories: (1) students' knowledge of SBHC services; (2) teachers' perceptions of, and experiences with, the SBHC; (3) accessing and utilizing SBHC services; and (4) student and teacher suggestions to improve the school-SBHC relationship. Our findings suggest that the relationships between health center staff and teachers are crucial and can be damaged with poor implementation. Additionally, there was a general lack of knowledge about the procedures for accessing services at the SBHC. Participants provided recommendations, including strategies for better outreach and engagement with teachers and students, as well as operational strategies to enhance communication systems and the physical environment.
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McDermott E, Kaley A, Kaner E, Limmer M, McGovern R, McNulty F, Nelson R, Geijer-Simpson E, Spencer L. Understanding How School-Based Interventions Can Tackle LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Inequality: A Realist Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:4274. [PMID: 36901284 PMCID: PMC10001812 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Globally, research indicates that LGBTQ+ young people have elevated rates of poor mental health in comparison with their cisgender heterosexual peers. The school environment is a major risk factor and is consistently associated with negative mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ young people. The aim of this UK study was to develop a programme theory that explained how, why, for whom, and in what context school-based interventions prevent or reduce mental health problems in LGBTQ+ young people, through participation with key stakeholders. Online realist interviews were conducted in the UK with (1) LGBTQ+ young people aged between 13-18 years attending secondary schools (N = 10); (2) intervention practitioners (N = 9); and (3) school staff (N = 3). A realist retroductive data analysis strategy was employed to identify causal pathways across different interventions that improved mental health outcomes. The programme theory we produced explains how school-based interventions that directly tackle dominant cisgender and heterosexual norms can improve LGBTQ+ pupils' mental health. We found that context factors such as a 'whole-school approach' and 'collaborative leadership' were crucial to the delivery of successful interventions. Our theory posits three causal pathways that might improve mental health: (1) interventions that promote LGBTQ+ visibility and facilitate usualising, school belonging, and recognition; (2) interventions for talking and support that develop safety and coping; and (3) interventions that address institutional school culture (staff training and inclusion polices) that foster school belonging, empowerment, recognition, and safety. Our theoretical model suggests that providing a school environment that affirms and usualises LGBTQ+ identities and promotes school safety and belonging can improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ pupils.
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- School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
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- School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TU, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK
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Lee J, Tan ASL. Intersectionality of Sexual Orientation With Race and Ethnicity and Associations With E-Cigarette Use Status Among U.S. Youth. Am J Prev Med 2022; 63:669-680. [PMID: 36272758 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although structural discrimination against sexual and racial/ethnicity minorities is a putative risk factor for youth tobacco use, understanding health disparities in youth E-cigarette use at the intersection of sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity is still lacking. This study aims to examine the differences in E-cigarette use prevalence among U.S. youth at the intersections of sexual orientation with race and ethnicity. METHODS E-cigarette use status (never, experimental, or current use) was analyzed among 38,510 U.S. youth using a pooled data set from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System 2015-2019. The weighted E-cigarette use status between youth at the intersections of sexual orientation with race and ethnicity was reported, stratified by sex. Multivariable multinomial regression adjusting for relevant covariates was further conducted. Data analyses were performed in April 2022. RESULTS After controlling for other covariates, the RRR of current E-cigarette use compared with never use between lesbian Black girls (and heterosexual Black girls) was higher than between lesbian White girls (and heterosexual White girls) (adjusted RRR=6.99; 95% CI=2.21, 22.14). The RRR of current E-cigarette use compared with never use between lesbian other race/multiracial girls (and heterosexual other race/multi-racial girls) was higher than between lesbian White girls (and heterosexual White girls) (adjusted RRR=3.60; 95% CI=1.06, 12.26). CONCLUSIONS This study has shown that sexual minority Black girls were more likely to currently use E-cigarettes than heterosexual Black girls. Future studies should examine the underlying reasons for current E-cigarette use among girls with intersectional identities, including race and sexual orientation.
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- Juhan Lee
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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- Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Gill EK, McQuillan MT. LGBTQ+ Students' Peer Victimization and Mental Health before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11537. [PMID: 36141809 PMCID: PMC9517503 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Given the well-established health disparities between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and gender-expansive (LGBTQ+) and cisgender, straight youth, scholars predicted the COVID-19 pandemic would disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ students. Yet, few studies have described changes in LGBTQ+ students' school experiences and well-being during the pandemic. Using survey data from 40,904 middle and high school students, we examined changes from before (2018) to during (2021) the pandemic in peer victimization, anxiety, and suicide attempts. We conducted bivariate and multivariate regression analyses to assess changes between the two time points among LGBTQ+ and cisgender, straight students. We found LGBTQ+ students experienced more peer victimization, anxiety, and suicide attempts at both points, before and during the pandemic, than cisgender, straight youth. However, LGBTQ+ students reported increased anxiety, decreased peer victimization, and decreased suicide attempts in 2021, during the pandemic, compared to pre-pandemic 2018 reports. These findings suggest pandemic-related school disruptions may have provided LGBTQ+ students some relief from the harmful effects of poor, in-person school climates.
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Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Maryland Middle School Students. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 2022; 14:1024-1043. [PMID: 35669255 PMCID: PMC9145114 DOI: 10.1007/s12310-022-09521-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to identify independent risk and protective factors associated with self-reported suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) among young adolescents by examining self-report data on mental health, substance abuse, violence involvement, social and economic challenges and supports, physical health and demographics in relation to STB. Data from nearly 27,000 students who completed the 2018-19 Maryland Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey/Youth Tobacco Survey (YRBS/YTS) were used to identify independent risk and protective factors associated with STB among middle school students (grades 6–8; ages 11-14). Twenty-three percent of students reported lifetime suicidal ideation and nine percent reported lifetime attempt(s). Independent risk factors associated with STB include depression, substance abuse or misuse, violence involvement, bullying victimization at school or electronically, sexual activity, and sleep deprivation. Protective factors include having an adult outside of school to confide in and feeling that teachers care and provide encouragement. Interactive effects by gender and/or race/ethnicity were observed for some factors in relation to STB. These results suggest that evidence-based programs and policies at the universal and selective/indicated levels in school settings are needed and should be introduced earlier on to address the widespread prevalence of STB in young adolescents. Program planners should take into consideration social, cultural and language needs when implementing and developing intervention strategies.
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Haeder SF, Maxfield E, Ulmen K, Anderson S. When a school is more than just a school: Improving school-based health in the wake of COVID-19. WORLD MEDICAL & HEALTH POLICY 2022; 14:150-177. [PMID: 35600495 PMCID: PMC9111193 DOI: 10.1002/wmh3.498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic has posed tremendous challenges for economies and individuals around the world. At the same time, it has also laid bare the blatant and growing inequities that many individuals, particularly children, are confronted with on a daily basis. With communities in lockdowns and schools going virtual in many parts of the United States, the important role that schools and school‐based services play in the lives of many children have gained new attention. Nonetheless, only 3% of American schools have school‐based health centers on campus, and they remain relegated to the fringes of both health care and education. One key limitation has been the lack of appropriately trained health‐care professionals. Over the past 2 years, we have interviewed dozens of individuals about their experiences in school‐based health centers. Based on this study, we explore what it means for a health‐care professional to work in school‐based health care and how it differs from more traditional health‐care settings. Our analysis particularly focuses on training and education, work environments, and their unique demands that come from being embedded within the educational setting. We conclude by addressing the important role that governmental policies could play in augmenting this crucial workforce. School‐based services can play an important role in providing more equitable health‐care access to students. Only 3% of American schools have school‐based health centers on campus. A key limitation in expanding school‐based care has been the lack of appropriately trained health‐care professionals. Our analysis explores the training and education, work environments, and their unique demands that come from being embedded within the educational setting.
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- Simon F Haeder
- School of Public Policy The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USA
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McDermott E, Eastham R, Hughes E, Pattinson E, Johnson K, Davis S, Pryjmachuk S, Mateus C, Jenzen O. Explaining effective mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth: A meta-narrative review. SSM - MENTAL HEALTH 2021; 1:None. [PMID: 34957424 PMCID: PMC8654681 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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This meta-narrative review on mental health early intervention support for LGBTQ+ youth aimed to develop a theoretical framework to explain effective mental health support. Using the RAMESES standards for meta-narrative reviews, we identified studies from database searches and citation-tracking. Data extraction and synthesis was conducted through conceptual coding in Atlas.ti. in two stages: 1) conceptual mapping of the meta-narratives; 2) comparing the key concepts across the meta-narratives to produce a theoretical framework. In total, 2951 titles and abstracts were screened and 200 full papers reviewed. 88 studies were included in the final review. Stage 1 synthesis identified three meta-narratives - psychological, psycho-social, and social/youth work. Stage 2 synthesis resulted in a non-pathological theoretical framework for mental health support that acknowledged the intersectional aspects of LGBTQ+ youth lives, and placed youth at the centre of their own mental health care. The study of LGBTQ+ youth mental health has largely occurred independently across a range of disciplines such as psychology, sociology, public health, social work and youth studies. The interdisciplinary theoretical framework produced indicates that effective early intervention mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth must prioritise addressing normative environments that marginalises youth, LGBTQ+ identities and mental health problems. Despite elevated rates of poor mental health, LGBTQ + youth underutilize mental health services and often experience inadequate support. There is a limited evidence-base examining LGBTQ + youth early intervention mental health support needs. Early intervention services for LGBTQ + youth mental health must de-pathologize emotional distress, difficult thoughts and behaviours. Early intervention support must address normative environments that marginalises youth, intersectional LGBTQ + identities and mental health. Mental health support providers must understand individual lives, connect with LGBTQ+ youth, facilitate their autonomy and encourage agency.
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- Elizabeth McDermott
- Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
- Corresponding author. Department of Health Research, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, UK.
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Lazarus PJ, Doll B, Song SY, Radliff K. Transforming School Mental Health Services Based on a Culturally Responsible Dual-Factor Model. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/2372966x.2021.1968282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Tabaac AR, Charlton BM, Tan ASL, Cobb CO, Sutter ME. Differences in Tobacco Product Use by Sexual Orientation and Violence Factors Among United States Youth. J Pediatr 2021; 233:241-248. [PMID: 33577801 PMCID: PMC9314188 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess differences in the relationship between violence factor exposure and tobacco product pattern use (exclusive and poly), we hypothesized that compared with heterosexuals, sexual minority youth would be more likely to report exclusive-tobacco and poly-tobacco use patterns, and controlling for violence factors would attenuate these associations. STUDY DESIGN Data from 27 513 US high-school youth were analyzed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2015 and 2017. We fit sex-stratified, weighted, adjusted log-Poisson models to compare past 30-day exclusive combustible, exclusive e-cigarette, and poly-tobacco use in across sexual orientation. Then, models were adjusted for past-year experiences of physical fighting, bullying, attempting suicide, and physical and sexual dating violence. RESULTS Compared with heterosexual girls with other-sex partners, sexual minority girls were more likely to use exclusive combustible, exclusive e-cigarette, or poly-tobacco products. When adjusting for violence factors, most tobacco use associations were partially attenuated for all sexual minority girls, and completely attenuated for exclusive e-cigarette use among all sexual minority girls. CONCLUSIONS Sexual minority girls have greater exclusive- and poly-tobacco use compared with heterosexual girls. Tobacco interventions for sexual minority youth should address the risks of poly-tobacco use as well as violence-based risk factors.
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- Ariella R. Tabaac
- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA;,Center for Gender Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA;,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA;,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;,Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA;,Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
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Song SY, Wang C, Espelage DL, Fenning P, Jimerson SR. COVID-19 and School Psychology: Adaptations and New Directions for the Field. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/2372966x.2020.1852852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: a Systematic Review of Recent Research. CURRENT SEXUAL HEALTH REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11930-020-00295-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zhang L, Finan LJ, Bersamin M, Fisher DA, Paschall MJ. Sexual Orientation-Based Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Disparities: The Protective Role of School-Based Health Centers. YOUTH & SOCIETY 2020; 52:1153-1173. [PMID: 34321700 PMCID: PMC8315521 DOI: 10.1177/0044118x19851892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study investigated whether the presence of school-based health centers (SBHCs) was associated with six substance use behaviors among sexual minority youth (SMY) and their heterosexual peers. Data from the 2015 Oregon Healthy Teens Survey, including 13,608 11th graders in 137 schools (26 with SBHCs) were used in the current study. Multilevel logistic regression analyses were performed. Results revealed significant SBHC by SMY status interactions indicating a relatively lower likelihood of past 30-day alcohol use (23%), binge drinking (43%), use of e-cigarettes (22%), marijuana (44%), and unprescribed prescription drugs (28%) among SMY in SBHC schools compared with non-SMY at SBHC schools. Furthermore, SMY in SBHC schools reported lower likelihood of aforementioned substance use behaviors than SMY attending non-SBHC schools. Conversely, no differences in these outcomes were observed for non-SMY in SBHC and non-SBHC schools. Findings from this study suggest SBHCs may help to mitigate substance use disparities among marginalized populations, such as SMY.
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- Lei Zhang
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Salerno JP, Williams ND, Gattamorta KA. LGBTQ populations: Psychologically vulnerable communities in the COVID-19 pandemic. PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA : THEORY, RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND POLICY 2020; 12:S239-S242. [PMID: 32551761 PMCID: PMC8093609 DOI: 10.1037/tra0000837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the psychological consequences that will follow, it is critical to acknowledge and understand the unique vulnerabilities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) populations in order to provide equitable mental health intervention that reaches these highly at-risk groups. It is well established that LGBTQ persons face social disadvantages and mental health disparities, which may be exacerbated as a result of COVID-19 pandemic trauma and social isolation measures. This commentary highlights structural, social, and individual-level challenges among LGBTQ populations in the context of COVID-19 and proposes prevention recommendations to mitigate the psychological ramifications of COVID-19 pandemic-related trauma among LGBTQ persons. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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