Strong community belonging moderates poor mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals living in Canada: an intersectional analysis of a national population-based survey.

Objectives: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals report worse mental health than heterosexuals; however, this disparity may vary across intersecting social locations and be moderated by community belonging.

Methods: We investigated these relationships using the Canadian Community Health Survey 2015-2016. Log-binomial regression models were used to estimate associations between self-rated mental health and social locations (sexual orientation, gender, race, immigration, education, income), community belonging, and interactions between explanatory variables.

Lifetime Doctor-Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions and Current Substance Use Among Gay and Bisexual Men Living in Vancouver, Canada.

Background: Studies have found that gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) have higher rates of mental health conditions and substance use than heterosexual men, but are limited by issues of representativeness.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and correlates of mental health disorders among GBM in Metro Vancouver, Canada.

Methods: From 2012 to 2014, the Momentum Health Study recruited GBM (≥16 years) via respondent-driven sampling (RDS) to estimate population parameters.