LGBTQ+ Cultural Sensitivity Training for Mental Health Professionals in the USA
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) cultural sensitivity in mental health care delivery within the USA is needed and can significantly impact the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals (Mayer et al., 2008 ; Sekoni et al., 2017 ). Research shows that the LGBTQ+ community faces significant mental health disparities, such as increased risk for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and substance use disorders compared to their cisgender–heterosexual counterparts (Ross et al., 2018 ; Wittgens et al., 2022 ). Given the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election and the wave of executive orders with anti-LGBTQ+ implications signed the first day in office, there is a potential for increased mental health challenges in the next four years as was revealed by data from a national probability sample of sexual minority adults that demonstrated evidence of worsening mental health and social well-being in the 17 months after Trump’s last term in office for Black and Latinx sexual minority people (Krueger et al., 2021 ).
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior
Authors: Juan C. Jauregui, Gary W. Harper
Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, University of Michigan
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,090
OpenAlex ID: W4408884259