Category: LGBQT+
Natalie Rodriguez-Quintana, M.P.H., Ph.D.
University of Michigan Medical School
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Claire Coyne, Ph.D.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Natalie Rodriguez-Quintana, M.P.H., Ph.D.
University of Michigan Medical School
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ana Ugueto, ABPP, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School
Houston, Texas
Mathijs Lucassen, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
The Open University
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Ilana Seager van Dyk, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Massey University
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Youth mental health is in crisis. Three U.S. national groups (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Children’s Hospital Association) have declared a state of emergency for youth mental health, and made a call for action in crucial areas such as increased funding for assessment and treatment. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual and other sexual and gender diverse youth (i.e., LGBTQA+) are at disproportionate risk for various psychological problems, including suicide, and also experience considerable barriers to accessing effective and identity-affirming mental health care. LGBTQA+ youth mental health has been especially impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic amidst the loss of school-based mental health services, and many have been confined within unsupportive households. This symposium includes four presentations that will address assessment of mental health concerns and innovative interventions for LGBTQA+ youth. The first two presentations are focused on the mental health needs of LGBTQA+ youth in two key settings. Presenter 1 will discuss results from a needs assessment study in a large urban public school district. Presenter 2 will describe data from an inpatient unit in a county psychiatric hospital. Results from both presentations highlight the growing mental health needs of LGBTQA+ youth, demonstrating the huge need for the development or adaptation of identity-affirming interventions. The last two presentations are focused on innovative CBT interventions targeting LGBTQA+ youth. Presenter 3 will describe the use of a computerized CBT-based game as used with a transgender youth sample. Lastly, Presenter 4 will discuss pilot data from a study that adapted an LGBTQ-affirmative CBT intervention for youth. The work from these presenters has both research and clinical implications for a variety of treatment formats and settings.
Presenter: Natalie Rodriguez-Quintana, M.P.H., Ph.D. – University of Michigan Medical School
Co-author: Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, Ph.D. – University of Michigan
Co-author: Emily Bilek, ABPP, Ph.D. – University of Michigan
Co-author: Robin Jacob, PhD – University of Michigan
Co-author: Katja Robinson, PhD – University of Michigan
Co-author: Megan Foster Friedman, MPP – University of Michigan
Co-author: A Foster, MA – University of Michigan
Co-author: Jennifer Vichich, MPH – Michigan Medicine
Co-author: Maureen Smith, MA – Michigan Medicine
Co-author: Hersheena Rajaram, BA – University of Michigan
Co-author: Elizabeth Koschmann, PhD – Michigan Medicine
Presenter: Ana M. Ugueto, ABPP, Ph.D. – The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School
Co-author: Mathijs Lucassen, Ph.D. – The Open University
Presenter: Mathijs Lucassen, Ph.D. – The Open University
Co-author: Karolina Stasiak, Ph.D. – The University of Auckland
Co-author: Theresa M. Fleming, Ph.D. – Victoria University of Wellington
Co-author: Christopher A. Frampton, Ph.D. – Otago University
Co-author: Yael Perry, Ph.D. – Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
Co-author: Matthew J. Shepherd, D.Clin.Psy. – Massey University
Co-author: Sally N. Merry, M.D. – The University of Auckland
Presenter: Ilana Seager van Dyk, Ph.D. – Massey University
Co-author: Zachary A. Soulliard, Ph.D. – Yale School of Public Health
Co-author: Eric K. Layland, Ph.D. – Yale School of Public Health
Co-author: John E. Pachankis, Ph.D. – Yale School of Public Health
