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- GAY SUPPORT: WHERE TO FD LGBT HELP AND SUPPORT GROUPS
- GAY MENTAL HEALTH: MENTAL HEALTH ISSU FACG GAY MEN
- UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
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The Substance Abe and Mental Health Servic Admistratn (SAMHSA) today released a new data report Lbian, Gay, and Bisexual Behavral Health: Rults om the 2021 and 2022 Natnal Surveys on Dg Use and Health (PDF | 2.1 MB), ditg that lbian, gay, and bisexual adults are more likely than straight adults to e substanc, experience mental health ndns cludg major prsive episos, and experience ser thoughts of suici. “We know that statistilly, lbian, gay and bisexual Amerins face creased risks for mental health and substance e issu, which is often related to strs ed by stigma, discrimatn and harassment,” said HHS Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Miriam E. SAMHSA’s approach to addrsg the behavral health needs of LGBTQI+ people wh, affected by, or at risk for mental health and substance e ndns, builds on the Print’s Executive Orr on Advancg Equaly for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, and Intersex Individuals (EO 14075).
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Gay and bisexual mal and femal were two to three tim more likely than their straight unterparts to have ed illic dgs other than marijuana the past year. About one third of bisexual femal, bisexual mal, and gay mal had a substance e disorr (SUD) the past year.
The prevalence of ser mental illns (SMI) the past year was more than three tim higher among bisexual mal than among straight mal and more than twice as high among gay mal than among straight mal. A natnal poll asked lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer or qutng people age 13 to 24, “How have recent bat about state laws rtrictg the rights of LGBTQ young people impacted your mental health?
UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
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