A Social Ecological Approach to Identifying Barriers and Proposing Interventions at Multiple Levels to Improve Healthcare for LGBTQIA+ Youths in the United States.

Young people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQIA+) in the United States experience poorer health than US youths overall. A social ecological approach that recognizes the multidimensional and multilevel influences on healthcare was used to identify barriers and propose interventions to achieve health equity for LGBTQIA+ adolescents and young adults. Database searches were conducted for original articles published within the last decade (2014-2024) that identified healthcare barriers for LGBTQIA+ individuals with participants aged 10-24 years and/or their family members or healthcare providers.