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”.