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LGBTQ HealthLink Blog
3M ago
This post is part of a series on the impact of the CenterLink – Johnson Family Foundation (JFF) Mental Health Capacity-Building Initiative. Since its inception in 2009, the initiative has provided over $2 million in funding to nearly 70 LGBTQ centers across the United States. This series highlights the cohort of 2023-2024 grantees, whose projects ..read more
LGBTQ HealthLink Blog
4M ago
Are you part of The PRIDE Study? This groundbreaking initiative is the first large-scale, long-term national health study of LGBTQIA+ folks. It’s led to a ton of important publications on LGBTQIA+ health that we have covered in our blog over the years.
HealthLink is proud to partner with PRIDEnet, an organization focused on connecting LGBTQIA+ community members with ways to participate in research like The PRIDE Study. For those who are already part of the study, the 2024 Annual Questionnaire was just released and is now available in your profile. The Annual Questionnaire is the most important ..read more
LGBTQ HealthLink Blog
5M ago
HealthLink is proud to partner, formally and informally, with other organizations advancing health equity. Check out this month’s updates from some of our friends across the country.
OutTalk on Community Centers and Health Equity
“Community centers can be lifelines for the LGBTQ+ communities, serving nearly 52,000 individuals every week! Despite facing unprecedented anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, these centers remain invaluable, offering safe spaces and vital services like healthcare and mental health support. Join us for an enlightening OutTalk, where leaders from community centers nationwide will ..read more
LGBTQ HealthLink Blog
7M ago
Fort Lauderdale, FL April 2 – CenterLink, the world’s largest LGBTQ community-based association, today announced the 2024-2025 Johnson Family Foundation Mental Health Capacity-Building Initiative (JFF MHCBI) recipients. This year, five distinguished LGBTQ centers have been selected to receive crucial funding aimed at enhancing mental health services within their communities.
Since its inception in 2009, the initiative has provided over $2 million in funding to nearly 70 LGBTQ centers across the United States. The 2024-2025 grant cycle adds $200,000 to this legacy, underscoring the o ..read more
LGBTQ HealthLink Blog
1y ago
As you may have seen earlier this month, CenterLink’s long-time LGBTQ Wellness Roundup podcast has been remade from the ground up at the HealthLink PrideCast! This new format will allow us to share in-depth stories on LGBTQ community health, including from across CenterLink’s network of 300-plus LGBTQ centers.
If you are not already subscribed to the podcast, you can find us here (or simply search on your favorite platform). We will continue to publish stories on our blog and website with highlights from our latest piece.
On our second episode, we do a deep dive into the All of Us research p ..read more
LGBTQ HealthLink Blog
1y ago
Each week LGBT HealthLink, a Program of CenterLink, brings you a round-up of some of the biggest LGBTQ wellness stories from the past week.
You can LISTEN to our Weekly Wellness Roundup podcast! Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/LGBTWellnessPodcast or where ever you podcast.
Anti-trans Discourse Harming Youth
The Trevor Project published new research on the negative impact that even debate on anti-LGBT policies have on youth. The vast majority (86%) of trans and nonbinary youth said that debate around anti-trans legislation had a negative impact on their mental health. S ..read more
LGBTQ HealthLink Blog
1y ago
Each week LGBT HealthLink, a Program of CenterLink, brings you a round-up of some of the biggest LGBTQ wellness stories from the past week.
You can LISTEN to our Weekly Wellness Roundup podcast! Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/LGBTWellnessPodcast or where ever you podcast.
Discrimination Common and Impacting Health Access
Center for American Progress released a “State of the LGBTQI+ Community” report with some troubling findings for LGBT health, including that one in three respondents postponed or skipped medical care due to costs within the past year, while one in five did ..read more
LGBTQ HealthLink Blog
1y ago
Each week LGBT HealthLink, a Program of CenterLink, brings you a round-up of some of the biggest LGBTQ wellness stories from the past week.
You can LISTEN to our Weekly Wellness Roundup podcast! Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/LGBTWellnessPodcast or where ever you podcast.
Unpacking Minority Stress on Our Podcast
On this week’s podcast version of the Roundup, we speak with Dr. Jae Puckett, whose research on minority stress and mental health among trans and nonbinary people was included in an issue of the Roundup from late 2022. In the conversation, Dr. Puckett discusses the ..read more
LGBTQ HealthLink Blog
1y ago
Each week LGBT HealthLink, a Program of CenterLink, brings you a round-up of some of the biggest LGBTQ wellness stories from the past week.
You can LISTEN to our Weekly Wellness Roundup podcast! Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/LGBTWellnessPodcast or where ever you podcast.
Health Equity Data Surges
The All of Us research program, which is seeking to gather health information on 1 million-plus diverse Americans, announced two surge weeks – one for November and one for December – to boost enrollment in the program. The November week saw new sign-ups from all 50 states thanks ..read more
LGBTQ HealthLink Blog
1y ago
Each week LGBT HealthLink, a Program of CenterLink, brings you a round-up of some of the biggest LGBTQ wellness stories from the past week.
You can LISTEN to our Weekly Wellness Roundup podcast! Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/LGBTWellnessPodcast or where ever you podcast.
Intersecting Pandemics Explored
GLAAD shared some of the similarities with respect to inequities in the HIV, COVID-19, and MPV pandemics. According to their recent report, LGBT people (especially those of color) have been hit hard by all of these conditions in part because of medi ..read more