LGBTQ Youth-Serving Community-Based Organizations: Who Participates and What Difference Does it Make?

Fish, Jessica N.; Moody, Raymond L.; Grossman, Arnold H.; Russell, Stephen T.

doi:10.1007/s10964-019-01129-5

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LGBTQ Youth-Serving Community-Based Organizations: Who Participates and What Difference Does it Make?

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12 2019
By Fish, Jessica N. ; Moody, Raymond L. ; Grossman, Arnold H. ; ...

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Alternative Title:

J Youth Adolesc
Personal Author:

Fish, Jessica N. ; Moody, Raymond L. ; Grossman, Arnold H. ; Russell, Stephen T.
Description:

LGBTQ youth are at greater risk for compromised health, yet large-scale health promotion programs for LGBTQ young people have been slow to develop. LGBTQ community-based organizations-which provide LGBTQ-focused support and services-have existed for decades, but have not been a focus of the LGBTQ youth health literature. The current study used a contemporary sample of LGBTQ youth (age 15-21; M = 18.81; n = 1045) to examine who participates in LGBTQ community-based organizations, and the association between participation and self-reported mental health and substance use. Youth who participated in LGBTQ community-based organizations were more likely to be assigned male at birth, transgender, youth of color, and accessing free-or-reduced lunch. Participation was associated with concurrent and longitudinal reports of mental health and substance use. LGBTQ community-based organizations may be an underutilized resource for promoting LGBTQ youth health.
Keywords:

Adolescent Community-Based Participatory Research Community Health Services Community Programs Female Health Promotion Health Services Accessibility Humans LGBTQ Male Mental Health Sexual And Gender Minorities Sexual And Gender Minority Substance Use Transgender Persons Young Adult Youth
Source:

J Youth Adolesc. 48(12):2418-2431
Pubmed ID:

31606828
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8091042
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

U48 DP006382/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; F32 AA023138/AA/NIAAA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R36 DA043398/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P2C HD041041/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P2C HD042849/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 MH091212/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/
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48
Issue:

12
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CDC Public Access
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