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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 of Black LGBT Californians The California Health Care Foundation shared highlights from the Listening to Black Californians report, which found that most Black California residents had health coverage (90%) and a regular provider (83%). Nevertheless, 31% said they had experienced poor treatment by ..read more

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. Racialized Discrimination Widespread on Apps The International Journal on Environmental Research and Public Health published a study finding that 99% of young sexual minority Black men encountered racialized sexual discrimination while online dating – including being ignored, being rejected, or ..read more

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. Monkeypox Cases Decline – But Caution Needed NMAC updated us on the latest Monkeypox news, including the overall decline in cases across the U.S. that has been observed over the past several weeks. However, they warn that cases are still rising in some areas – and demand for the vaccine has declined, poss ..read more