Stressors put on the LGBTQIA+ community put these individuals at a higher risk for mental health issues. Prioritizing mental health care is crucial, and the good news is there are several resources available that specialize in LGBTQIA+ issues and experiences.<\/p>\n
Anyone can experience mental health challenges \u2014 and that is especially true for members of marginalized groups such as the LGBTQIA+ community. Mental health struggles can manifest itself differently in each person, such as:<\/p>\n
According to the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s<\/a> experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS), \u201cRegardless of age, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adults have consistently reported higher rates of symptoms of both anxiety and depression than non-LGBT adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d Identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community doesn\u2019t cause mental health struggles, but rather they form around the experiences of discrimination, stigma, isolation, exclusion, and rejection.<\/p>\n Dr. Jennifer Vencill, a psychologist, told the Mayo Clinic<\/a> that anxiety, depression, stressors and family relationships are often heightened for \u201cthe LGBTQ community because of their marginalized sexual and gender identities.\u201d This is termed minority stress.<\/p>\n Mental Health America<\/a>, the nation\u2019s leading national nonprofit dedicated to promoting mental health, cited a study1<\/sup> that found \u201cLGBTQ+ people used mental health services at 2.5 times higher rates than their heterosexual counterparts.\u201d <\/p>\n The month of June is celebrated by the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies as Pride month. It\u2019s a chance to celebrate and reaffirm individuals who are living authentically and support them and their mental health in a safe, joyful space.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for more LGBTQ+ mental health resources, the following are a great place to start:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nami.org\/Your-Journey\/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions\/LGBTQ<\/a> 1<\/sup>Platt, L. F., Wolf, J. K., & Scheitle, C. P. (2018). Patterns of mental health care utilization among sexual orientation minority groups. Journal of Homosexuality, 65(2), 135-153<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stressors put on the LGBTQIA+ community put these individuals at a higher risk for mental health issues. Prioritizing mental health care is crucial, and the good news is there are several resources available that specialize in LGBTQIA+ issues and experiences. Anyone can experience mental health challenges \u2014 and that is especially true for members of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":28011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[351,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2024-june","category-lifestyle-and-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27996"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28074,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27996\/revisions\/28074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n <\/p>\nMinority Stress<\/h4>\n
\n <\/p>\nJune is Pride Month<\/span><\/h4>\n
Supporting Mental Health<\/h4>\n
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Mental Health Resources<\/h4>\n
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Sources:<\/h5>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.mhanational.org\/lgbtq\/pride<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org\/discussion\/the-importance-of-prioritizing-mental-health-for-the-lgbtq-community\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/stories\/2022\/12\/lgbt-adults-report-anxiety-depression-at-all-ages.html<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/tips-for-everyday-living\/lgbtqia-mental-health\/about-lgbtqia-mental-health\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.mhanational.org\/issues\/lgbtq-communities-and-mental-health<\/a>
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