Addressing Unmet Sexual Health Needs among Black Adolescents with Mental Illnesses

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• Alternative Title:
  J Black Sex Relatsh
• Personal Author:
  Brawner, Bridgette M. ; Fannin, Ehriel F. ; Reason, Janaiya L. ; Weissinger, Guy
• Description:
  Despite advances in HIV epidemiologic and prevention research, adolescents with mental illnesses remain a historically underserved group with respect to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention resources. Black adolescents with mental illnesses in particular are a relatively underserved, hidden population in the field of sexual health. Strategies and guidelines are needed to account for underlying psychopathology among Black adolescents with mental illnesses in ways that current models have yet to address. In this paper, we propose several actionable mechanisms to better integrate HIV/STI and mental health related services and activities for sexual health promotion.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Black Or African American Black People Humans Mental Disorders Sexual Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Source:
  J Black Sex Relatsh. 3(3):75-91.
• Pubmed ID:
  29119132
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5672943
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T32 NR007100/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States ; U01 PS003304/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cc79b91cf68e33fc2dc05b37dedcc0607e957f5afd0a52ec513b8228b053b5ce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49784/cdc_49784_DS1.pdf
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