7 results match your criteria: "Centerlink: The Community of LGBT Centers[Affiliation]"
The Perceived Health Implications of Policies and Rhetoric Targeting Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth: A Community-Based Qualitative Study.
Transgend Health
February 2023
Centerlink: The Community of LGBT Centers, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Purpose: In early 2021, >50 bills targeting transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth in the United States were proposed; these policies and the rhetoric surrounding them is associated with TGD health disparities.
Methods: A community-based qualitative study utilized focus groups with a TGD youth research advisory board to explore their knowledge and perceived impacts of the current policy climate and rhetoric in one Midwestern state.
Results: Themes revealed (1) mental health, (2) structural impacts, and (3) messages to policymakers.
Training in LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial across LGBTQ community centers.
J Consult Clin Psychol
July 2022
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Objectives: This randomized controlled trial examined whether an 11-week synchronous (i.e., real-time) online training in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual or gender diverse (LGBTQ)-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) could lead to increased uptake of this practice at LGBTQ community centers across 20 U.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQ Chat Space: Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Internet-Based Support Program for LGBTQ Youth.
Prev Sci
January 2022
CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers, P.O. Box 24490, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33307, USA.
There are few psychosocial support programs specifically designed to meet the unique developmental and health needs of LGBTQ youth. Even when available, many youth face significant barriers to accessing LGBTQ-specific services for fear of being "outed" to parents, peers, and community members. The current study assessed the utility, feasibility, and acceptability of a synchronous, adult-facilitated, chat-based Internet community support program for LGBTQ youth aged 13-19.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurrent Capacity and Future Implementation of Mental Health Services in U.S. LGBTQ Community Centers.
Psychiatr Serv
June 2021
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut (Pachankis, Clark, Jackson, Pereira); CenterLink, The Community of LGBT Centers, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (Levine).
Article Synopsis
- * A survey of executive directors from 60 LGBTQ centers revealed that many face resource limitations yet are committed to meeting mental health needs through support groups, individual therapy, and evidence-based practices.
- * These centers are positioned to significantly improve mental health support for LGBTQ individuals by adopting more evidence-based, affirmative practices to address the ongoing needs of the community.
"I'm Kinda Stuck at Home With Unsupportive Parents Right Now": LGBTQ Youths' Experiences With COVID-19 and the Importance of Online Support.
J Adolesc Health
September 2020
Department of Public Health Science, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
Purpose: LGBTQ youth are a population who experience unique stressors. This study investigated their experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic via Q Chat Space-a national online chat-based support program.
Methods: Transcript data from 31 synchronous, text-based chats collected during the onset of state-based "social distancing" ordinances in Spring 2020 were analyzed.
Coulter et al. respond.
Am J Public Health
July 2015
Robert W. S. Coulter is with the Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Department, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Karey S. Kenst is with The Disparities Solution Center, The Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Deborah J. Bowen is affiliated with the Department of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Public Health, Washington University, Seattle. Scout is with the Network for LGBT Health Equity, CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Coulter et al. respond.
Am J Public Health
July 2014
Robert W. S. Coulter is with the Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Department, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Karey S. Kenst is with The Disparities Solution Center, The Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Deborah J. Bowen is affiliated with Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA. Scout is with the Network for LGBT Health Equity, CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers, Fort Lauderdale, FL.