Impact of Childhood Adversities on the Mental Health of LGBT+ Youth

Duration: 19 mins Publication Date: 24 Oct 2022 Next Review Date: 24 Oct 2025 DOI: 10.13056/acamh.21312

Description

In this podcast, we are joined by Lucy Jonas, a children’s well-being practitioner at Westminster CAMHS, part of the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Lucy is the first author of the JCPP Advances paper ‘A systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the impact of childhood adversities on the mental health of LGBT+ youth’.

Learning Objectives

1. How sexual orientation disclosure is linked with social anxiety disorder, phobia, and/or PTSD symptomatology
2. Evidence that all outcomes in terms of mental health conditions were more prevalent and statistically significant in LGBT+ individuals compared to heterosexual youth
3. Implications of her systematic review and meta-analysis for CAMH professionals when working with young LGBT+ patients or clients
4. How schools should prepare for working with LGBT+ students
5. What we should all be doing in terms of continued advocacy from communities and allies to support and empower LGBT+ youth
6. Where to find resources to help
7. Advice for parents or carers, CAMH professionals and policy makers.

Related Content Links

JCPP Advances

Paper Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12079

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