ArticleJournal of social service research2013
An Ecological Systems Comparison Between Homeless Sexual Minority Youths and Homeless Heterosexual Youths.
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- Prevalence, severity and risk factors for mental disorders among sexual and gender minority young people: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Building a comprehensive understanding of 2SLGBTQ+ youth homelessness: a scoping review.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Exploring HIV Risk Among Sexual Minority Women by Identity and Behavior in a Population-Based Sample of Low-Income Heterosexually Active Women.LGBT health · 2025Article
- Couch-Surfing and Mental Health Outcomes among Sexual Minority Adolescents.Journal of social distress and the homeless · 2024Article
- Unaccompanied unstable housing among racially, ethnically, sexually, and gender diverse youth: Intersecting identities bearing the greatest burden.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2024Article
- Prioritizing homelessness in emergency medicine education: A concept paper.AEM education and training · 2022Article
- Poverty in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-Spirit, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority (LGBTQ2S+) Communities in Canada: Implications for Social Work Practice.Research on social work practice · 2021Article
- Intersections of Racial Discrimination and LGB Victimization for Mental Health: A Prospective Study of Sexual Minority Youth of Color.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2021Article
- Comparing substance use and mental health among sexual and gender minority and heterosexual cisgender youth experiencing homelessness.PloS one · 2021Article
- Structural vulnerabilities and HIV risk among sexual minority female sex workers (SM-FSW) by identity and behavior in Baltimore, MD.Harm reduction journal · 2020Article
- Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness.Children and youth services review · 2019Article
- Exchange and Survival Sex, Dating Apps, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation Among Homeless Youth in Los Angeles.The journal of primary prevention · 2019Article
- LGBTIQ+ Homelessness: A Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- The Significance of Parenting and Parent-Child Relationships for Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2018Review
- Homelessness, Mental Health and Suicidality Among LGBTQ Youth Accessing Crisis Services.Child psychiatry and human development · 2018Article
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- Mental and Physical Health among Homeless Sexual and Gender Minorities in a Major Urban US City.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2016Article
- Early Life Psychosocial Stressors and Housing Instability among Young Sexual Minority Men: the P18 Cohort Study.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2016Article
- Modeling minority stress effects on homelessness and health disparities among young men who have sex with men.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2014Article
- A comparison of risk factors for various forms of trauma in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual homeless youth.Journal of trauma & dissociation : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD)Article
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Abstract
This study examined risk and protective outcomes by comparing homeless sexual minority youths to heterosexual homeless youths regarding family, peer behaviors, school, mental health (suicide risk and depression), stigma, discrimination, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors. Structured interviews (N = 147) were conducted with individuals ages 16-24 at three drop-in programs serving homeless youths in Toronto. Bivariate analyses indicated statistically significant differences between homeless sexual minorities (n=66) and their heterosexual counterparts (n=81) regarding all variables: family, peer behaviors, stigma, discrimination, mental health, substance use and sexual risk behaviors with the exception of school belonging. Specifically, homeless sexual minority youths fared more poorly (e.g. lower satisfaction with family communication, experienced more stigma, used more drugs and alcohol) than their heterosexual counterparts. Improving family communication may be a worthwhile intervention if the youths are still in contact with their families. Future research should focus on victimization in the context of multiple systems.
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