People who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or qutng (LGBTQ) often face social stigma, discrimatn, and other challeng not enuntered by people who intify as heterosexual. They also face a greater risk of harassment and vlence. As a rult of the and other strsors, sexual mori are at creased risk for var behavral health issu.
Contents:
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI+)
- LGBT ADDICTN TREATMENT: GAY REHAB CENTER
- ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
- SUBSTANCE ABE FACTORS AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUTNG (LGBTQ) INDIVIDUALS
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI+)
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(In this survey, sexual mory adults clu dividuals who scribe themselv as lbian, gay, or bisexual. 7 Some mon SUD treatment modali have been shown to be effective for gay or bisexual men, cludg motivatnal terviewg, social support therapy, ntgency management, and gnive-behavral therapy (CBT).
Addictn treatment programs offerg specialized groups for gay and bisexual men showed better out for those clients pared to gay and bisexual men non-specialized programs; but one study, only 7. 11 Current rearch suggts that treatment should addrs unique factors the patients' liv that may clu homophobia/transphobia, fay problems, vlence, and social isolatn.
For example, gay and bisexual men and lbian and bisexual women report greater odds of equent mental distrs and prsn than their heterosexual unterparts.
LGBT ADDICTN TREATMENT: GAY REHAB CENTER
HIV fectn is particularly prevalent among gay and bisexual men (men who have sex wh men, or MSM) and transgenr women who have sex wh men. Some studi have historilly nsired lbian, gay, and bisexual youth, but have not clud transgenr and qutng youth. 2020 Natnal Survey on Dg Use and Health: Lbian, Gay, & Bisexual (LGB) Adults (Annual Report).
Use of electronic nite livery systems (ENDS) lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer persons: Implitns for public health nursg. Cigarette smokg, ENDS e and dual e among a natnal sample of lbians, gays and bisexuals. Characteristics of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr dividuals enterg substance abe treatment.
Substance e lbian, gay, and bisexual populatns: an update on empiril rearch and implitns for treatment.
ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
Are specialized LGBT program ponents helpful for gay and bisexual men substance abe treatment? View the Lbian, Gay, and Bisexual Behavral Health: Rults om the 2021 and 2022 Natnal Surveys on Dg Use and Health (PDF | 682 KB). A Provir’s Introductn to Substance Abe Treatment for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Individuals is a manual that rms clicians and admistrators about substance e disorr treatment approach that are sensive to lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) clients.
A Practner’s Rource Gui: Helpg Fai to Support Their LGBT Children is a rource gui that offers rmatn and rourc to help practners throughout health and social service systems implement bt practic engagg and helpg fai and regivers to support their lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) children. Helpg Fai Support Their Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr (LGBT) Children (PDF | 897 KB) is a report that provis rmatn about sexual orientatn and genr inty to help iends, fay, and other adults support LGBT children and adolcents. Natnal Qualy Improvement Center on Tailored Servic, Placement Stabily, and Permanency for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Qutng, and Two-Spir Children and Youth Foster Care (QIC-LGBTQ2S).
SUBSTANCE ABE FACTORS AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUTNG (LGBTQ) INDIVIDUALS
Lbian and Gay Child and Adolcent Psychiatric Associatn LGBTQ Youth: Voic of Trma, Liv of Promise (Vio). Members of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer muny have rat of substance abe higher than those of the general populatn.
SAMHSA found that adults who intify as gay, lbian or bisexual have higher rat of substance e and mental illns than heterosexual adults. 1 percent of gay, lbian and bisexual adults ed illic dgs the past year, pared to 17.
1 percent of gay and bisexual people who participated the survey reported havg a substance e disorr the past year. The 2016 SAMHSA report found that past-month drkg rat were higher among gay, lbian and bisexual adults (63. Gay or bisexual women were much more likely than heterosexual women to engage alhol e, bge drkg and heavy drkg.