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ERIC Number: EJ1311561
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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LGBTQ Student Health: A Mixed-Methods Study of Unmet Needs in Massachusetts Schools
Sava, Lauren M.; Earnshaw, Valerie A.; Menino, David D.; Perrotti, Jeff; Reisner, Sari L.
Journal of School Health, v91 n11 p894-905 Nov 2021
Background: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth experience poor physical and mental health outcomes relative to their non-LGBTQ peers. School health professionals (SHPs), such as school nurses, play a key role in addressing LGBTQ student health needs. However, few studies examine school health needs of LGBTQ students from both the youth and SHP perspective. Methods: From August 2017 to July 2018, 28 LGBTQ youth and 19 SHPs (N = 47) in Massachusetts participated in online focus groups and a brief survey on school health needs and experiences. Qualitative themes were coded using Rapid Qualitative Inquiry principles and NVIVO. Results: Both LGBTQ students and SHPs identified an urgent need for inclusive sexual education and mental health services. LGBTQ students raised access to safer bathrooms, information, and guidance on gender transitioning, and access to safe spaces as school-based needs. Missing from SHPs' perspectives, students also discussed sexual violence/harassment of transgender students and racism impacting youth of color. Conclusions: LGBTQ students, especially transgender students and LGBTQ youth of color, have unmet health needs that need to be addressed. Recognizing these needs is the first step towards inclusive health services and support for all students in schools. Next, interventions to increase the capacity of SHPs to address LGBTQ student health are necessary.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2191/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH); National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (DHHS/PHS)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Grant or Contract Numbers: UL1TR001102; K01DA042881