NIMH Workshop: Promoting Mental Health for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Evidence-Based Developmental Perspectives

Monday, June 10th - Tuesday, June 11th, 2024

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar 2024-06-10 11:00:00 2024-06-11 17:00:00 NIMH Workshop: Promoting Mental Health for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Evidence-Based Developmental Perspectives Event Description This two-day virtual workshop will convene researchers, youth advocates and federal officials to review the state of the science on developmental trajectories of gender identity and sexuality with a focus on research aimed at the promotion of mental health for sexual and gender minority youth. Session themes include epidemiological and population health studies of developmental trends, social determinants of health that drive mental health outcomes at multiple levels (i.e., national, community, interpersonal and individual), and preventive and treatment interventions to ensure healthy futures for all youth. The workshop is free and open to the scientific community and the public. Associate Professor Dana Prince will present on Day One (Monday, June 10) during Social and Structural Determinants of Health: Community, Culture and Policies, from 1:20 to 3 p.m. EST. See the rest of the preliminary agenda. Contact Stacia Friedman-Hill with any questions. Sponsored by: The National Institute of Mental Health, Health Disparities Research Team The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office Additional participating NIH Institutes & Centers: the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.  Virtual Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences America/New_York public

Event Format: Virtual

Event Description

This two-day virtual workshop will convene researchers, youth advocates and federal officials to review the state of the science on developmental trajectories of gender identity and sexuality with a focus on research aimed at the promotion of mental health for sexual and gender minority youth. Session themes include epidemiological and population health studies of developmental trends, social determinants of health that drive mental health outcomes at multiple levels (i.e., national, community, interpersonal and individual), and preventive and treatment interventions to ensure healthy futures for all youth. The workshop is free and open to the scientific community and the public.

Associate Professor Dana Prince will present on Day One (Monday, June 10) during Social and Structural Determinants of Health: Community, Culture and Policies, from 1:20 to 3 p.m. EST.

See the rest of the preliminary agenda.

Contact Stacia Friedman-Hill with any questions.

Sponsored by:

  • The National Institute of Mental Health, Health Disparities Research Team
  • The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office
  • Additional participating NIH Institutes & Centers: the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 

Event Location

Virtual

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