Surviving the Added Pressures of the Pandemic: Sexual and Gender Diverse Communities Prioritize Social Connection to Decrease Mental Health Burden During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Nicole Pal; Kayla Huggard; Kiffer G. Card; Carolien Aantjes; Ben Klassen; Anya Slater; Nathan John Lachowsky

doi:10.7870/cjcmh-2024-011

Surviving the Added Pressures of the Pandemic: Sexual and Gender Diverse Communities Prioritize Social Connection to Decrease Mental Health Burden During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Nicole Pal, Kayla Huggard, Kiffer G. Card, Carolien Aantjes, Ben Klassen, Anya Slater, Nathan John Lachowsky^*

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Athena Institute

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This study explored the mental health experiences of sexual and gender diverse (SGD) communities in Canada within the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Three online focus groups with 14 SGD community members were conducted to discuss experiences with social determinants of mental health. Themes included social connection and support, healthcare access and utilization, discrimination and socioeconomic status (employment, income, housing, education). Social connection and support were prominent themes throughout all groups. Policy and practice should focus primarily on scaling community-led services and programs that build social connection and support informed by local context and perspectives.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-47
Number of pages	17
Journal	Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume	43
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2024-011
Publication status	Published - Jun 2024

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Online published: 13 September 2024.

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Covid-19
mental health
qualitative methods
SGD communities
social determinants of health

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Pal, N., Huggard, K., Card, K. G., Aantjes, C., Klassen, B., Slater, A., & Lachowsky, N. J. (2024). Surviving the Added Pressures of the Pandemic: Sexual and Gender Diverse Communities Prioritize Social Connection to Decrease Mental Health Burden During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 43(2), 31-47. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2024-011

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Surviving the Added Pressures of the Pandemic: Sexual and Gender Diverse Communities Prioritize Social Connection to Decrease Mental Health Burden During the Covid-19 Pandemic. / Pal, Nicole; Huggard, Kayla; Card, Kiffer G. et al.
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