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Pachankis named the David R. Kessler, M.D. ’55 Professor of 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.
Source: Yale News
2 Dec 2024
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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.
1 Nov 2024
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Distinguished Speakers Announced: Yale Child Study Center Grand Rounds Fall 2024
Several distinguished speakers are planned for the YCSC departmental Grand Rounds series in the upcoming fall semester. Resuming on September 10, 2024, this weekly seminar-style series will be presented live from the YCSC Cohen Auditorium on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m, while also live streamed via Zoom.
30 Aug 2024
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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.
20 Nov 2023
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$4 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.
29 Aug 2023
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Dwyane Wade talks moving family out of Florida over anti-LGBTQ legislation
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.
Source: ABC News
27 Apr 2023
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YSPH biostatistician part of award-winning Yale team
Staff Spotlight on Jesse Reynolds, a biostatistician at the Yale Center for Analytical Sciences (YCAS) who oversees Yale University's ClinicalTrials.gov team. He's also part of REDCap data collection team that was recently presented the Lorimer Award for Distinguished Service by the university.
22 Feb 2023
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Awards & Honors Fall 2022
2021 Awards and Honors
28 Nov 2022
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Alumni Profile: Jackson Higginbottom, MPH ’20 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)
Alumni Profile on Jackson Higginbottom, MPH ’20 (Social & Behavioral Sciences), who is now a program administrator at the Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE) and Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center at the Yale School of Public Health.
12 Oct 2022
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How monkeypox spoiled gay men's plans for an invincible summer
Queer men across the U.S. talked to NBC News about the dates they never went on, the sex they never had and the gatherings they avoided due to the viral outbreak.
Source: NBC News
2 Sep 2022
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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.
2 Aug 2022
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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.
6 Jun 2022
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Families of transgender children in Texas face decision amid restrictions: stay or move
Some parents of transgender kids say they feel under threat in Texas.
Source: ABC News
7 Apr 2022
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Battles Erupt Over Banning LGBTQ Topics From US Classrooms
Does a teacher’s ability to mention sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom pose a threat to primary school students or further a well-rounded, inclusive educational experience? Americans are confronting the question as initiatives advance in several states that would muzzle public school teachers on LGBTQ-related topics.
Source: VOA News
18 Feb 2022
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Dr. Daniel Carrión joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss inequities in global energy access and how an increase in heat waves is worsening this injustice.
In a new study, researchers compared life in a country where LGBTQ folks encounter strong stigma with that in a country where stigma against them is low. The upshot: The risk of depression and suicide dropped significantly when gay men moved to a more tolerant country.
Source: US News and World Report
15 Nov 2021
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LGBTQ Community Centers Play Vital Role in Mental Health Support
Surveys of LGBTQ community centers across the United States found that these venues provide critical front-line mental health services to a population that often faces stigma and a host of other challenges to their emotional well-being.
1 Sep 2021
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LGBTQ Community Centers Vital to Mental Health Support, YSPH Finds
In surveys of 60 LGBTQ community centers across the United States, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health found that these venues provide critical frontline mental health services to a population that often faces stigma and a host of other challenges to their emotional well-being.
3 May 2021
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LGBTQ Persecution in Chechnya —The Humanities Can Help
An award-winning 2020 documentary, Welcome to Chechnya, is discussed by an online panel of experts from the Yale School of Public Health experts as well as immigration activists. The violence portrayed in the film received special attention alongside a spirited discussion about what can be done to stop it.
5 Apr 2021
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Transgender individuals at greater risk of mental health problems
The study is one of the only analyses of transgender individuals’ mental health treatment for depression, anxiety disorders, and suicide based on an entire country’s population.
24 Aug 2020
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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.
4 Jun 2020