Interpersonal and Self-Directed Violence Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: Moving Research from Prevalence to Prevention

Breaking Down Silos to Accelerate Innovation in LGBTQ+ Health

“…LGBTQ+ individuals in the United States face significant health disparities rooted in societal stigma and discrimination, poor cultural competency, or an absence of tailored interventions and programs to address their needs. [2][3][4] Over the years, researchers and advocates have documented well-established disparities across a myriad of health outcomes including mental health, 7,8 suicidal ideation and behavior, 9 substance misuse, [10][11][12] cancer prevention and care, [13][14][15] HIVand other sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), [16][17][18] cardiovascular diseases, 19 violence, 20,21 and discrimination. [22][23][24] LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals, also frequently encounter barriers to accessing appropriate and affirming healthcare, leading to delays in necessary interventions.…”

The Urgent Need to Advance Health Equity: Past and Present

“…LGBTQ+ individuals in the United States face significant health disparities rooted in societal stigma and discrimination, poor cultural competency, or an absence of tailored interventions and programs to address their needs. 2-4 Over the years, researchers and advocates have documented well-established disparities across a myriad of health outcomes including mental health, 7,8 suicidal ideation and behavior, 9 substance misuse, 10-12 cancer prevention and care, 13-15 HIV and other sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), 16-18 cardiovascular diseases, 19 violence, 20,21 and discrimination. 22-24 LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals, also frequently encounter barriers to accessing appropriate and affirming healthcare, leading to delays in necessary interventions.…”

Sexual and Gender Minority Status and Suicide Mortality: An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Analysis

“…More proximal factors can include sudden life disruptions (e.g., job loss, relationship failures) [8] and dynamic factors in the symptomology of serious mental illnesses such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia [9]. Importantly, although sexual and gender minority populations have greater burdens of suicidal thoughts and behaviors [10], in this study, we maintain that LGBT status is not a direct risk factor, rather it is associated with other factors that increases suicide risk. Principal among these related risks is minority stress [11], which operates at several levels including interpersonally (e.g., family rejection); social adversities such as homelessness and victimization; fears of engaging in healthcare due to systemand provider-level issues such as discrimination and bias [12].…”