https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-rss/?orgId=115694&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Sat, 16 May 2026 16:05:56 Z https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/learning/do-you-ever-feel-like-you-are-hiding-your-true-self.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/learning/do-you-ever-feel-like-you-are-hiding-your-true-self.html YSPH Professor John Pachankis says concealing important parts of ourselves can harm close relationships and cause shame or guilt. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/well/mind/masking-autism-adhd.html?unlocked_article_code=1.508.N8wJ.ICbmCstIq2Mj&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/well/mind/masking-autism-adhd.html?unlocked_article_code=1.508.N8wJ.ICbmCstIq2Mj&smid=url-share YSPH psychologist John Pachankis discusses the mental health effects of ‘masking’ in people with autism or ADHD. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/politics/minneapolis-shooting-anti-transgender-conservatives-robin-westman.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/politics/minneapolis-shooting-anti-transgender-conservatives-robin-westman.html The transgender identity of the attacker in a Minneapolis mass shooting has led some to describe the event as "trans terrorism." YSPH Professor John Pachankis says trans people are not linked to higher rates of violence. "A school shooter who happens to be transgender has more in common with other school shooters than with other transgender people," Pachankis tells The New York Times. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 Z https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/great-news-weird-twist-after-nih-moved-restore/docview/3235906346/se-2?accountid=15172 https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/great-news-weird-twist-after-nih-moved-restore/docview/3235906346/se-2?accountid=15172 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has moved to restore hundreds of grant awards, but researchers - including Yale School of Public Health's Dr. John Pachankis - say restarting their work has been slow and resource-intensive. Sun, 03 Aug 2025 04:00:00 Z https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-025-00442-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-025-00442-2 In this Q&A, Nature Mental Health speaks to Dr. John Pachankis, a clinical psychologist and professor of public health, psychology, and psychiatry, and the director of Yale’s LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative. His research explores mechanisms, including developmental and biopsychosocial components, that contribute to the elevated burden of mental health disorders observed in LGBT+ people and that may serve as targets for reducing risk and for treatment. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/faculty-research-awards-showcase-ysph-strengths-in-science/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/faculty-research-awards-showcase-ysph-strengths-in-science/ Whether developing a new test for malaria, exposing health risks associated with climate change, or highlighting the impact of stigma on LGBTQ+ population well-being, Yale School of Public Health faculty advanced science in a variety of impactful ways over the past year. Wed, 14 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2024/12/02/pachankis-named-david-r-kessler-md-55-professor-public-health https://news.yale.edu/2024/12/02/pachankis-named-david-r-kessler-md-55-professor-public-health John Pachankis, whose research studies the mechanisms explaining the sexual orientation disparity in mental health and examines the efficacy of LGBTQ-affirmative mental health interventions, was recently appointed the David R. Kessler, M.D. ’55 Professor of Public Health, effective immediately. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/yale-lgbtq-mental-health-initiative-receives-prestigious-award/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/yale-lgbtq-mental-health-initiative-receives-prestigious-award/ The Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative, a New York City-based group co-sponsored by the Yale School of Public Health and the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, was recently honored with the prestigious 2024 Emery Award by the Hetrick-Martin Institute. The award ceremony took place Oct. 24 at Nordstrom in Midtown Manhattan. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:00:00 Z https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-06-13/like-home-to-me-examining-the-important-role-pride-centers-play https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-06-13/like-home-to-me-examining-the-important-role-pride-centers-play In Connecticut, there are LGBTQ community centers in New Haven, Norwalk and, most recently, Bridgeport. There have also been recent efforts to launch a queer hub in West Hartford. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysph/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/ysph-team-creates-lgbtq-affirmative-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysph/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/ysph-team-creates-lgbtq-affirmative-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/ LGBTQ+-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) represents the first evidence-based mental health treatment created by and for LGBTQ+ individuals to address the unique stressors that LGBTQ+ people face across life. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/dollar4-million-grant-will-help-ysph-team-implement-new-lgbtq-mental-health-therapy/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/dollar4-million-grant-will-help-ysph-team-implement-new-lgbtq-mental-health-therapy/ Professor John Pachankis has received a nearly $4 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to implement LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy in 90 LGBTQ community centers nationwide. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/anti-lgbtq-policies-linked-to-depression-in-black-and-latinx-youth/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/anti-lgbtq-policies-linked-to-depression-in-black-and-latinx-youth/ Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ youth living in U.S. states with discriminatory policies, such as “Don’t Say Gay” laws, are more likely to be depressed than their peers in the most LGBTQ+- affirming states, according to new research from Yale School of Public Health scholars. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/dwyane-wade-talks-moving-family-out-florida-anti-lgbtq-legislation/story?id=98903102 https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/dwyane-wade-talks-moving-family-out-florida-anti-lgbtq-legislation/story?id=98903102 Former NBA star Dwyane Wade is opening up about why he and his family moved out of Florida, listing the state's anti-LGBTQ laws as part of the reason for their move. His daughter Zaya, who turns 16 in May, came out as transgender in 2020. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/new-online-training-for-mental-health-providers-benefits-lgbtq-community/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/new-online-training-for-mental-health-providers-benefits-lgbtq-community/ Mental health providers can learn to deliver evidence-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive therapy through low-cost online training, which would help deliver more evidence-based mental health care to LGBTQ people and support its implementation across practice settings, according to a new study by Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) researchers. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/professor-john-pachankis-named-fulbright-scholar-for-2022-23/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/professor-john-pachankis-named-fulbright-scholar-for-2022-23/ John Pachankis, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences) at the Yale School of Public Health, has been named a Fulbright Scholar for the 2022-23 school year. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/for-black-lgbq-americans-intersectional-experiences-can-hurt--or-help-ysph-study-finds/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/for-black-lgbq-americans-intersectional-experiences-can-hurt--or-help-ysph-study-finds/ Using a new method for quantifying intersectional experiences, a new Yale School of Public Health study finds that Black LGBQ+ Americans tend to feel better about themselves after encountering events that affirm their identity. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 04:00:00 Z https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a15c669f56b44fd08cc0d2ce6c3467f2 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a15c669f56b44fd08cc0d2ce6c3467f2 Outbreaks of any disease, including COVID-19, within correctional systems have substantial public health repercussions, affecting not only those incarcerated but also those who work in facilities and, by extension, both the communities in which jails and prisons sit and the communities to which released individuals return. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/yale-researchers-join-with-apnh-a-place-to-nourish-your-health-to-expand-new-haven-hiv-prevention/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/yale-researchers-join-with-apnh-a-place-to-nourish-your-health-to-expand-new-haven-hiv-prevention/ APNH: A Place to Nourish Your Health, formerly AIDS Project New Haven, is working with Yale University researchers to develop an intervention that uses social networking apps to engage more young Black and Latino gay and bisexual men in HIV prevention. Thu, 04 Jun 2020 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2020/05/26/bullying-common-factor-lgbtq-youth-suicides-yale-study-finds https://news.yale.edu/2020/05/26/bullying-common-factor-lgbtq-youth-suicides-yale-study-finds Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have found that death records of LGBTQ youth who died by suicide were substantially more likely to mention bullying as a factor than their non-LGBTQ peers. The researchers reviewed nearly 10,000 death records of youth ages 10 to 19 who died by suicide in the United States from 2003 to 2017. Tue, 26 May 2020 04:00:00 Z https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/health/lgbtq-bullying-suicides/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/health/lgbtq-bullying-suicides/index.html A new study looking at hundreds of LGBTQ youth who died by suicide finds that many were bullied before their death, adding to a growing body of evidence showing how bullying can result in deadly consequences. Tue, 26 May 2020 04:00:00 Z https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/5073-defying-stigma?fbclid=IwAR2Qbj2ldJcCDKLrfDL0_macmGqEW5ygaEJz5ARumEV_oqH-Pi4umKfXG98 https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/5073-defying-stigma?fbclid=IwAR2Qbj2ldJcCDKLrfDL0_macmGqEW5ygaEJz5ARumEV_oqH-Pi4umKfXG98 For LGBTQ people who suffer from isolation and shame, public health professor John Pachankis has devised a pathway to healing. Sun, 01 Mar 2020 04:00:00 Z https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/29/gay-men-stress-journal-mental-health https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/29/gay-men-stress-journal-mental-health Striking findings contained in new study may broaden appreciation of unique stressors faced by gay and bisexual men. Sat, 29 Feb 2020 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/ysph-student-brings-public-health-perspective-to-design-of-all-gender-all-inclusive-public-restrooms/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/ysph-student-brings-public-health-perspective-to-design-of-all-gender-all-inclusive-public-restrooms/ YSPH student, Antonia Caba, contributes public health expertise to the architectural project, STALLED! Wed, 09 Oct 2019 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/the-global-closet-is-hugevast-majority-of-worlds-lesbian-gay-bisexual-population-hide-orientation-ysph-study-finds/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/the-global-closet-is-hugevast-majority-of-worlds-lesbian-gay-bisexual-population-hide-orientation-ysph-study-finds/ The vast majority of the world’s sexual minority population — an estimated 83 percent of those who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual — keep their orientation hidden from all or most of the people in their lives, according to a new study by the Yale School of Public Health that could have major implications for global public health. Thu, 13 Jun 2019 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/the-effects-of-stigma/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lgbtqmentalhealth/news-article/the-effects-of-stigma/ New YSPH Researcher Seeks to Improve Health Outcomes for LGBT Community. Mon, 28 Apr 2014 04:00:00 Z