Helping Young People Stay Afloat: A Qualitative Study of Community Resources and Supports for LGBTQ Adolescents in the United States and Canada

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• Personal Author:
  Corliss HL ; Eisenberg ME ; Gower AL ; Mehus CJ ; Porta CM ; Saewyc EM ; Sullivan R
• Description:
  LGBTQ youth are at increased risk of poor health outcomes. This qualitative study gathered data from LGBTQ adolescents regarding their communities and describes the resources they draw on for support. We conducted 66 go-along interviews with diverse LGBTQ adolescents (mean age = 16.6) in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and British Columbia in 2014-2015, in which interviewers accompanied participants in their communities to better understand those contexts. Their responses were systematically organized and coded for common themes, reflecting levels of the social ecological model. Participants described resources at each level, emphasizing organizational, community, and social factors such as LGBTQ youth organizations and events, media presence, and visibility of LGBTQ adults. Numerous resources were identified, and representative themes were highly consistent across locations, genders, orientations, racial/ethnic groups, and city size. Findings suggest new avenues for research with LGBTQ youth and many opportunities for communities to create and expand resources and supports for this population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Community Health Services Healthcare Disparities Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Author Keywords: Adolescent Health Community Community Health Gender Factors Gender Identity Health Disparities Health Promotion North America Qualitative Research Sexual Orientation Social Environment Teenagers

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• ISSN:
  0091-8369
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Massachusetts ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064150
• Citation:
  J Homosex 2018 Jul; 65(8):969-989
• Contact Point Address:
  Marla E. Eisenberg, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware Street SE, 3rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
• Email:
  eisen012@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Homosexuality
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2a3054b8001694013f7438969f5a63ef78bfffb16aee255ffbad885f174cc2d7d0bf0a20bf6cd37fdf2dfd195e6f99fb05ee2e5af89b3fcbaaca347b21a5b9b7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222658/cdc_222658_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.75 MB ]