This review aims to identify and discuss current knowledge gaps and considerations regarding the inclusion of transgender and nonbinary participants in phase 1 clinical drug trials. Open access article - no login required.
This study aims to fill the gap in elder mistreatment literature for the Pakistani community, offering unique perspectives to inform culturally sensitive policy recommendations. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This article aims to examine safeguarding practices and ascertain how power, racism and gender oppression are understood and experienced by mothers of ethnic minorities in social work. Open access article - no login required.
This study aimed to explore Black psychologists' experiences of microaggressions in supervision with a White supervisor and their impact. Open access article - no login required.
Commentary on Exploring Black and South Asian women’s experiences of help-seeking and engagement in perinatal mental health services in the UK. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
Commentary on: Improving mental healthcare access and experience for people from minority ethnic groups: An England-wide multisite experience-based codesign (EBCD) study. BMJ Mental Health, 2023
This study explores stakeholder perspectives on how the COVID-19 pandemic has increased ethnic inequalities in mental healthcare in England. Open access article - no login required.
This study found higher ethnic density related to lower risk of FEP within the Pakistani population in East Lancashire, highlighting the impact of local social context on psychosis incidence. Open access article - no login required.
Substance use and the mental health consequences in trans and non-binary individuals is currently still understudied, although these individuals are at increased risk of mental illnesses. This study highlights that alcohol use is increased in this community, and is associated with risk factors, using patterns and motives of alcohol use differ based on gender.
This article aims to identify subgroups of CYP with unexpectedly low mental health service utilisation, presumably representing unmet need, and to assess whether there is area variation in the socioeconomic gradient of mental healthcare use. Open access article - no login required.
We examined the association between all social security cuts fully implemented by 2016 and life expectancy, for local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales. Open access article - no login required.
This study identifies social factors that are likely to account for much of the ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first wave in the UK. Open access article - no login required.
Overall, these findings shed light on the barriers faced by transgender and gender diverse service users in receiving care for eating disorders (EDs), from the perspective of providers. The study has important implications for clinical practice, particularly regarding potential areas for improvement in the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards gender minority individuals receiving treatment within ED services.
This article concludes that mental health among UK 5 and 8 year olds deteriorated during the pandemic, although several inequalities narrowed. Interventions are needed to improve child mental health while ensuring inequalities do not widen. Open access article - no login required
Extant research has shown that sexual violence disproportionately affects lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals, conferring risk for the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and related mental health conditions. However, little research has focused on specific vulnerabilities among LGBTQ+-identified sexual assault (SA) survivors (e.g., minority stress) and their associations with post-SA psychopathology. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Low self-esteem can impair daily functioning and is a risk or maintenance factor for several mental health problems. Sexual minority young adults, for example, those identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual, on average have lower self-esteem than their heterosexual peers. Compassion-based interventions for low self-esteem might be especially beneficial for sexual minority young adults, whose higher levels of shame and self-criticism are likely to be contributing to maintenance of their low self-esteem.
Suicidal behavior is heritable and is a major cause of death worldwide. Two large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWASs) recently discovered and cross-validated genome-wide significant (GWS) loci for suicide attempt (SA). The present study leveraged the genetic cohorts from both studies to conduct the largest GWAS meta-analysis of SA to date. Multi-ancestry and admixture-specific meta-analyses were conducted within groups of significant African, East Asian, and European ancestry admixtures. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The authors examined recent trends in incidence of psychotic disorders, demographic characteristics, and comorbid psychiatric and medical conditions among six racial/ethnic groups (California). To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Why you should read this article:
To increase your knowledge of issues related to gender and gender diversity
To appreciate that gender-diverse people experience health inequities
To learn about ways to improve the healthcare experiences of gender-diverse young people
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Lower maternal education is associated with higher body mass index (BMI) and higher chronic inflammation in offspring. Childhood adversity potentially mediates these associations. We examined the extent to which addressing childhood adversity could reduce socioeconomic inequities in these outcomes. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides the most comprehensive and up to date national profile of ethnic inequalities in mortality overall and from common physical conditions. It shows a complex picture of ethnic inequalities in mortality in England, with differences between people from ethnic minority and the White British groups, between different ethnic minority groups, and across different health conditions.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and other sexual and gender diverse (LGBTQ+) persons frequently lack access to mental health service organizations (MHOs) and therapists who are competent with LGBTQ+ clients. Existing continuing education programmes to better equip therapists to work with LGBTQ+ clients are often not widely accessible or skills focused, evaluated for effectiveness and inclusive of MHO administrators who can address the organizational climate needed for therapist effectiveness. A virtual, face-to-face, multi-level (administrators and therapists) and multi-strategy (technical assistance, workshop and clinical consultations) LGBTQ+ cultural competence training—the Sexual and Gender Diversity Learning Community (SGDLC)—was tested in a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Although research has documented the marked disparities in rates of psychosis-spectrum diagnoses in various socially marginalized populations, there is limited research addressing the needs of gender expansive individuals in the context of psychosis-spectrum illnesses using a minority stress lens. As clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR-p) assessment and treatment becomes accessible to increasingly diverse populations, there is a need for clinicians to demonstrate greater clinical competency working with individuals across diverse social backgrounds and identities. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The article concludes that the DPP has the potential to reduce ethnic inequalities, but may widen socioeconomic, age and limiting illness or disability-related inequalities in T2DM. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
There are people who argue for the use of intersectional approaches in understanding people’s lived experience of care in tackling ethnic health inequalities. These intersectional approaches help health and care providers shift their focus from people’s behaviours to also identifying and addressing ways of working that create and reinforce inequalities and poor experiences of care that create and reinforce inequalities and poor experiences of care.
Healthcare professionals need increased awareness and knowledge of the risk of perinatal mental illnesses among migrant women, and mental health should be routinely discussed in maternity and other healthcare services that serve women who are migrants.
Health inequalities in psychiatry are well established, with people living in poverty and those from minoritised groups receiving different care and experiencing worse health outcomes. Psychiatric patients experience significant differences in life expectancy compared with the general population. This article explores changes within psychiatric services and public health interventions that could address health inequalities and asks why this has not happened yet.
To explore nurses' experiences of providing support to South Asian (SA) people with dementia and their family carers and to identify barriers and enablers of good transcultural care.
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Occupational therapy can play an important role in helping Muslims facing microaggressions in several ways. By addressing the physical, psychological, and social effects of microaggressions, occupational therapists can help Muslims to cope with these experiences and improve their overall well-being. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Our research on race inequality and inclusion in the NHS workforce highlights how racism plays out on a day-to-day basis for people. As well as being on the receiving end of various types of microaggressions, staff from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds do not feel they have equal opportunities to progress in their careers.
Participants highlighted several barriers to productive therapeutic relationships, including fears of disclosure due to discrimination, and practitioners’ lack of understanding of issues relating to sexual minority identities and mental health.
Participants also outlined a number of improvements that could be made to services to address the needs of sexual minority service users. The authors state that these findings offer insight into potential contributory factors to treatment inequalities for this population, as well as suggestions for service improvement.
Citizens identifying as Black and Minority Ethic (BAME) face barriers and disadvantage across many areas of life, including housing, employment, and education. In the context of mental health, considerable research highlights the overrepresentation of people from BAME backgrounds in inpatient mental health services, with a recent international meta-analysis finding that BAME and migrant groups are at far greater risk of being detained under mental health legislation than any other ethnic group (Barnett et al., 2019).
The authors used a population-representative sample and health administrative data to quantify suicide-related behavior leading to acute care or deaths across self-identified heterosexual, gay/lesbian, and bisexual individuals. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
More than ever disabled people are facing barriers to living well, so it is concerning that the census might not be capturing the true picture of disability in England, and that disabled people struggle to be heard.
NHS England has apologised to black nurse Michelle Cox after a landmark case ruling. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The Michelle Cox tribunal is one of the highest-profile racial discrimination cases in the history of the NHS.
To better understand the drivers of past trends in socioeconomic mortality inequalities, we identified phases and potential reversals in long-term trends in educational inequalities in remaining life expectancy at age 30 (e30), and assessed the contributions of mortality changes among the low-educated and the high-educated at different ages. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Previously improving UK mortality trends stalled around 2012, with evidence implicating economic policy as the cause. This paper examines whether trends in psychological distress across three population surveys show similar trends. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Disengagement from Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services is pronounced in individuals from racially minoritized or diverse ethnic backgrounds, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning individuals, and individuals from some religious or spiritual backgrounds. The Early Youth Engagement in first episode psychosis study (EYE-2) is a cluster randomized controlled trial that tests a new engagement intervention.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) asylum seekers are exposed to high rates of persecution. This study aimed to identify the forms of ill treatment and the impact of these experiences on the mental health of 66 self-identified LGBTQ+ asylum seekers from 24 nations through the analysis of human rights program intakes, sworn declarations, and pro bono forensic psychological evaluation affidavits. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Targeted and evidence-based support for everyone who experiences and perpetrates IPVA irrespective of their gender and sexual orientation, is critical. The high prevalence of IPVA perpetration in non-binary relationships found in this study implies that perpetrator interventions and survivor support for this group could be important. Professionals who provide care (including health and mental health care) should be aware of the prevalence of violence and psychological distress among this population, and have clear referral pathways in place if they should identify violence in a relationship in order to maintain safety for both partners.
Digital tools such as video calls or mobile phone applications (apps) are increasingly used in the provision of mental healthcare.
There is evidence that people with mental health problems are more likely to face digital exclusion: that is, they do not have access to devices and/or skills to use technology.
This leaves some people unable to use digital mental health services (e.g., apps or online appointments) or to benefit more generally from access to the digital world (e.g., online shopping or connecting with others virtually).
People can be digitally included through initiatives that provide devices, Internet and digital mentoring to increase knowledge and confidence when using technology.
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At Queen’s University Belfast, a transgender awareness training session was developed to enhance the cultural competence of nursing and medicine students and academic staff. The training was co-produced with students and transgender people and delivered by a transgender person. Training on transgender health should be designed in collaboration with transgender people and should be a core component of undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare curricula. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This glossary provides a point of reference for understanding key differences in gender and sexually diverse terminology to (1) help guide researchers and practitioners in the use and understanding of terms and (2) facilitate the utility of more respectful, inclusive and consistent language application across the public health arena. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Sexual and gender minorities are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety caused by COVID-19. However, they also have specific variables that have been little studied but which may protect them from this adverse situation. The aim of this study was to find out whether there were differences in socio-demographic and psychosocial variables in two groups of Spanish gay young people (high and low resilience), and predictors of risk and protective factors were examined. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
As a result of experiencing oppression-based stressors and trauma, suicide rates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) individuals are much higher than in the general population, and for trans and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals specifically, rates of suicidality are even higher. To best understand how to engage in suicide prevention and intervention efforts for TGNB individuals, it is therefore crucial to understand factors that may mitigate suicidality for TGNB individuals. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Black Americans in the United States are disproportionately exposed to childhood adversity compared with White Americans. Such disparities may contribute to race-related differences in brain structures involved in regulating the emotional response to stress, such as the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex (PFC). The authors investigated neuroanatomical consequences of racial disparities in adversity. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
poor quality of ethnicity coding in health records has been a constant theme, pre-dating the pandemic, requiring analysts to adjust for coding flaws prior to analysis or making do with sub-standard data quality.
New research by ONS (funded by Wellcome) on ethnicity coding in GP and hospital records provides valuable new insights into where the problems lie, both in terms of the process of staff coding of ethnicity and coding quality.
The authors concluded that perceived workplace discrimination can significantly increase the risk of employees developing severe depressive symptomatology and lead to the onset of a depressive disorder. Additionally, the authors highlighted that this relationship can be affected and differentiated by other work-related variables, such as workload and relationships with colleagues.
Perhaps the study tells us something deeper about the discrimination and stigmatisation in mental health that needs to be tackled. The research relied on the psychiatric diagnosis and classification of TGD young people as ‘gender dysphoric’, meaning that their gender identity and/or expression had been pathologised. The authors themselves acknowledge that the diagnostic labels they had to use were ‘pathologising and inappropriate.’
A distinct implication of this study is to promote the need of LGBTQ+ tailored suicide prevention strategies in Canada, confirming that LGBTQ+ adolescents are more likely to be at greater risk than cisgender, heterosexual peers. Such programmes could include gender-affirming care for gender diverse adolescents, which has been associated with reductions in suicidality (Sorbara et al., 2020), as well as focus on bullying and cyberbullying risk among LGBTQ+ adolescents.
Although the analysis pertains to data from the USA, the unconditional acceptance of structural racism in social and health systems is refreshingly welcome. The paper should raise awareness and offer plausible, credible and convincing mechanisms, as well as proposals for how to respond.
The Digital apps and reducing ethnic health inequalities report, published by the NHS Race and Health Observatory, measured the variation in use and experience of online apps by ethnicity. It then used the findings to make a series of recommendations for NHS leaders and providers.
Stressful family conditions may contribute to inequalities in child development because they are more common among disadvantaged groups (ie, differential exposure) and/or because their negative effects are stronger among disadvantaged groups (ie, differential impact/susceptibility). We used counterfactual mediation analysis to investigate to what extent stressful family conditions contribute to inequalities in child development via differential exposure and susceptibility. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
There is growing interest in early intervention in psychotic disorders. However, gender differences in the outcomes of such treatment have not been studied in a randomized clinical trial. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Throughout the life stages of women with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (SSD), lower estrogen levels are associated with more severe disease course. At perimenopause in the mid-forties, estrogen levels decline to remain persistently low after menopause. This period is hypothesized to increase relapse risk and reduce antipsychotic effectiveness in preventing relapse.
Women are more likely than men to experience symptoms associated with psychosis, such as voice hearing, and more likely to seek mental health support. However, little is known about the emotional experiences of girls and young women who seek help for symptoms of psychosis to inform gender sensitive services and access routes. The current review offers the first focused insights into barriers and facilitators relating to help seeking for girls and women experiencing symptoms of psychosis.
Equality and diversity is an overlooked yet critical aspect of PPI. Discrimination and inequality compound the power imbalance that exists in involvement. If this is appropriately attended to at systemic and organisational levels, there is an opportunity to genuinely involve patients in research and strategic decision-making in an empowered and mutually beneficial way that simultaneously challenges structural inequality.
Studies show ethnic inequalities in rates of involuntary admission and types of clinical care (such as psychological therapies). However, few studies have investigated if there is a relationship between clinical care practices and ethnic inequalities in involuntary admission. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Women are predisposed to maternal depression due to childbirth difficulties and parenting responsibilities, leading to long-term negative consequences on their children. The uptake of mental healthcare by British mothers of African/Caribbean origin is low due to the lack of access to culturally appropriate care. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Blog post. The bold ambitions of integrated care systems (ICSs) to improve population health and tackle health inequalities, coupled with greater integration of health and care services, should definitely be a golden opportunity to do things differently and better. However, if ICSs want to prove that this is indeed a new era, they will need to act quickly to involve groups experiencing marginalisation and discrimination, including Disabled people.
Recruiting more men to nursing could help address the NHS staffing crisis, as well as meet patients’ needs. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Conclusions
Auditory, visual, somatic, olfactory, and tactile hallucinations were experienced by deaf people with psychosis, with audio-visual being the most prevalent type of hallucination
The content of hallucinations was religious, paranoid, and/or sexual in nature
It appears that clinicians and researchers need to consider both individual sensory experiences and preferred communication style (e.g., sign, lip-reading, hearing-aid, using or not using their voice) when assessing voice hearing in prelingually deaf people with psychosis.
Providing higher-intensity unpaid care (higher care hours or care within the household) is associated with negative impacts on people's paid employment, mental health and well-being. We investigated the effects of providing care for 10 or more hours a week or within the household in interaction with people's socio-demographic characteristics. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The scoping review aimed to examine the research evidence addressing user perspectives of teletherapy in delivery of allied health interventions to the disability community. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Opinion piece. Manishta Sunnia, a researcher for the disabled women’s collective, Sisters of Frida, outlines how working in partnership with Deaf and disabled people’s organisations could enable health services to better meet the needs of those who use them.
There are differences in common mental disorder prevalence between ethnicities, but these can be explained by socioeconomic factors;
Differences in odds of treatment receipt cannot be explained by socioeconomic factors, and significant associations remain with ethnic minorities having worse odds compared to White British;
Treatment inequality has increased and must be addressed.
This article defines culture and explains the importance of considering people’s cultural values, beliefs and practices when providing care. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This literature review aims to critically appraise qualitative research to explore occupational therapists' experience of working cross culturally. By comparing these experiences, this review aims to identify ways in which occupational therapists individually, and occupational therapy as a profession, can increase the efficacy of the interventions they provide within cross-cultural situations, so all clients can be supported to achieve equal health outcomes. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Natural space is associated with reduced risk of, and narrower socioeconomic inequalities in, diseases that affect older populations, and some contributors to premature mortality in younger individuals. Burden of disease measures such as years of life lost (YLL) are influenced by premature poor health and death. We hypothesised some association between natural space and both rates of and inequalities in YLL might be present. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Mortality rates across the UK stopped improving in the early 2010s, largely attributable to UK Government’s ‘austerity’ policies. Such policies are thought to disproportionately affect women in terms of greater financial impact and loss of services. The aim here was to investigate whether the mortality impact of austerity has also been worse for women. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Mental health professionals working with sexual minority young adults should encourage the cultivation of self-acceptance and self-compassion. Sexual minority young adults can be signposted to LGBTQ+ groups which can enhance their sense of belonging and minimise the consequences of stigma-related stressors. Clinicians can also support LGBTQ+ young adults by weighing together the pros and cons of disclosing their sexuality to their close ones and by providing a safe space where they can express any concerns or thoughts
[opinion piece] Women are often not listened to or believed by the health and care system. So, the crucial question is, will this strategy change the culture in the NHS of women not being listened to about their health and wellbeing?
Research and policies in the United Kingdom have repeatedly highlighted the need to reduce ethnic disparities and improve engagement with mental health services among Black African and Caribbean people with psychosis. The aim of this study was to examine the role of social network characteristics and psychological factors in engagement with services in Black people with psychosis.
People who have a uterus but are not cisgender women may carry pregnancies. Unfortunately, to date, academic language surrounding pregnancy remains largely (cis) woman-centric. The exclusion of gender-diverse people in the language of pregnancy research in English is pervasive. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Overall, this qualitative study suggests that ethnic minorities go through various negative experiences following the suicide of a loved one. Many also reported having a lack of support and experiencing stigma.
Women veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have historically received more psychiatric medications than men. The current analysis identified prescribing trends of medications recommended for (i.e., select antidepressants) and against (i.e., benzodiazepines, select antidepressants, antipsychotics, and select anticonvulsants) use in PTSD treatment among women and men in 2010–2019.
uided by minority stress theory, we explored the association between sexual identity, justice system involvement, self-harm and suicide attempts, among a cohort of incarcerated adults in Australia. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Why should black or minority ethnic nurses suffer in silence when they are insulted or degraded by patients?
In my experience, when you report racism from patients in the NHS you become persona non grata. I have been a mental health nurse for more than 25 years and have been on the receiving end of racism from patients my entire career. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Clinicians should aim to better understand intersectionality and recognise an individual’s multiple identities that may overlap. The latter can lead to the provision of more tailored support. For instance, although all LGBTQ+ youth grow up and live in a heteronormative world, the benefits of treatment are also influenced by an individual’s race, ethnicity, social class, etc. When in doubt, clinicians can adopt a curious stance and ask a young person whether there are any parts of their identity that they would like them to keep in mind.
For TGNC individuals interactions with healthcare professionals frequently become situations in which they are required to educate the healthcare professionals about their experiences and needs, adding further stress (McPhail et al, 2016). More sensitive and knowledgeable healthcare professionals would help make these experiences less frequent and less stressful.
Suicide rates among ethnoracially minoritized youth (i.e., youth of color) peak before the age of 30, and striking disparities in access to mental health services have been identified in this age group. However, suicide prevention strategies have yet to fully address structural racism as a mechanism in producing disparities in risk, protective factors, and access to quality effective intervention for youth of color. Such an approach is critical to provide more culturally responsive mental health care. Through an adapted socio-ecological model, the authors propose the Structural Racism and Suicide Prevention Systems Framework and illustrate pathways through which structural racism impacts suicide prevention and intervention for youth of color in the United States.To read the full article, if necessary, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
What is less well understood is the impact of the pandemic on already existing health inequalities for minority ethnic migrant women in particular. The reasons for migrant women’s health inequalities and experiences of health care are complex and are often not captured in the data.
The authors bring several new perspectives to the concern of disproportionate mental health concerns among LGBT youth compared to their heterosexual, cisgender peers. Providing mental health support prior to LGBT youth having a diagnosable mental health concern and considering the youth’s subjective experiences of their own wellbeing are significant implications to the current understanding of the majority of services addressing mental health concerns for LGBT youth.
This latest update from the ONS confirms that the higher death rates from Covid-19 seen in some ethnic minority groups throughout the pandemic persisted during the Omicron wave1 . Covid-19 mortality remained highest for Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Black Caribbean groups compared with the White British population. This is deeply concerning given that rates of vaccine uptake remain low in these communities
There is a dearth of research on how negative religious attitudes towards LGBTQ people inform professional practice. This paper explores key issues and knowledge gaps regarding the delivery of services to LGBTQ adults by religious healthcare, social care and social work organisations and/or practitioners with faith-based objections to LGBTQ people and their lives. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Gender differences in use of suicide crisis hotlines: a scoping review of current literature - Author: Lauren Sealy Krishnamurti, Lindsey L. Monteith, Ian McCoy, Melissa E. Dichter. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Ethnic mental health inequalities and mental health policies in England 1999-2020 - Author: Basharat Hussain, Ada Hui, Stephen Timmons, Kennedy Nkhoma. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Overall, the findings demonstrate apparent differences between unique multiracial identities regarding eating disorder prevalence. This shows the importance of distinguishing between unique multiracial identities when researching mental health.
Despite concerns about mental health problems among those aged 16–24 in England, which social groups have been most at risk, both over the past decade and during the COVID-19 pandemic, remains unclear. We examined trends in psychological distress among young adults 16–24 years old in England using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
In 2019, local healthcare systems in England were asked to develop formal plans to reduce health inequalities. Here, we explore plans to understand how local healthcare systems conceptualise health inequalities and why. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
This study suggests that there are many ways LGBTQ+ young people self-manage their mental health and that social support and safe spaces are important factors. However, there are barriers, e.g., not being ‘out’ and consequently having less access to LGBTQ+-related support, and not having specific LGBTQ+-related self-management strategies.
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