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SynthesisTrauma, violence & abuse2026

Mental Health Supports for Sexual and Gender Minorities Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse: A Systematic Review of North American Literature.

Stefan Kurbatfinski, Katherine Maurer, Jessica Whitehead, Noah Ulicki, Lee Hodge, Martin Morris, René Peltekian, Richard Henry, Zack Marshall

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Stefan KurbatfinskiDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-7693-2424
Katherine MaurerSchool of Social Work, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2374-9191
Jessica WhiteheadSchool of Social Work, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Noah UlickiDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Lee HodgeToronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Martin MorrisSchulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
René PeltekianUniversity of Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Richard HenryDepartment of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Zack MarshallDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2315-3512

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience inequitable health outcomes due to oppressive social forces (e.g., homophobia, transphobia). For SGM experiencing intimate partner violence and abuse (IPV), help-seeking is challenged by concomitant navigation of the abusive partner and discriminatory forces toward SGM. Mental health providers are an important source of support who can provide SGM experiencing IPV with the tools and resources they need to manage or leave abusive relationships. This systematic review synthesized existing literature on the help-seeking experiences of SGM in North America who experienced IPV and accessed mental health supports. This secondary review (#CRD42020139639) from a larger study used meta-aggregative methods to identify main findings. The authors searched peer-reviewed literature from MEDLINE, Embase, PsycInfo, Scopus, CINAHL, Genderwatch, and Social Science Abstracts and assessed validity using the Joanna-Briggs Institute Checklists. Four synthesized findings were identified from studies (

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Intimate Partner ViolenceMental Health ServicesSexual and Gender MinoritiesCanadaFemaleHumansMaleNorth AmericaUnited Stateshelp seeking/reporting/disclosureintimate partner abuseintimate partner violenceLGBTQ+mental health effectssexual and gender minorities

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PMID40974199
PMCPMC13578669

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