{"id":2026,"date":"2021-04-15T18:25:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T22:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/masi2021\/?page_id=2026"},"modified":"2021-05-15T20:31:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T00:31:05","slug":"inadequate-mental-health-care-in-the-lgbtqia-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/masi2021\/inadequate-mental-health-care-in-the-lgbtqia-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Care in the LGBTQIA+ Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mental health care within the LGBTQIA+ community tends to be lacking. The LGBTQIA+ community is a diverse community<\/strong> of people with a wide range of sexual and gender identities. Mental health care practices for this community tend to group these diverse individuals, dismissing the fact that each orientation and identity has unique\u00a0needs<\/strong> regarding mental health.<\/p>\n
In addition to mental healthcare being inadequate<\/strong> within this community, many LGBTQ youth struggle with accessing<\/strong> proper care<\/strong>. Many barriers exist preventing youths within this community from receiving the help they need, including affordability, getting parental permission, identifying a provider they can trust<\/strong> with experience in LGBTQ mental health issues, anxiety over being outed, and issues of transportation. According to the Trevor Project’s 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health,\u00a0<\/em>“46% of LGBTQ youth<\/span> report they wanted psychological or emotional counseling from a mental health professional but were unable to receive it in the past 12 months” (The Trevor Project)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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