LGBTQ + mental health is finally getting the attention it deserves. Healthy People 2030, a data-driven set of government priorities, has a specific goal to “improve the health, safety, and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people” including mental health objectives (Department of Health and Human Services, Citation2023). The CDC also identifies LGBTQ + Mental Health as a priority for both population health researchers and those doing the important clinical work to provide culturally competent care to these communities. The CDC website highlights LGBTQ+-focused health clinics in the nation; 131 such clinics are identified on the most updated page (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Citation2023).
What all these organizations, clinicians and researchers need is access to high quality, peer-reviewed data, and it is the mission of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health to provide such data. In publication for 35 years this year, JGLMH has evolved from its founding as a journal dedicated to the psychotherapeutic treatment of LGBTQ + people during the height of the AIDS epidemic, to its current incarnation as a multi-disciplinary journal about LGBTQ + Mental Health, receiving submissions from all over the world. JGLMH’s sponsorship and editing by members of AGLP: The Association of LGBTQ + Psychiatrists ensures that its published research brings a clinical lens to the issues of the day.
In this issue, we are pleased to bring you letters to the editor, a review, and clinically oriented original research, with a focus on the experiences of racialized minorities.
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References
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). LGBT Health, Health services. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/health-services.htm
- Department of Health and Human Services. (2023). Healthy People 2030, LGBT objectives. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/lgbt