1. Examining sexual minority engagement in recovery community centers.
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Bernier LB, Foley JD, Salomaa AC, Scheer JR, Kelly J, Hoeppner B, and Batchelder AW
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- Humans, Female, Male, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Middle Aged, Mental Disorders therapy, Mental Disorders epidemiology, Mental Disorders psychology, New England, Patient Acceptance of Health Care statistics & numerical data, Patient Acceptance of Health Care psychology, Sexual and Gender Minorities psychology, Sexual and Gender Minorities statistics & numerical data, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology, Substance-Related Disorders psychology, Heterosexuality psychology, Heterosexuality statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
Introduction: Research indicates that sexual minority (SM) individuals with alcohol and other drug use disorders may underutilize recovery resources generally but be more likely to use recovery community centers (RCCs). To inform recovery supports, this study characterized SM and heterosexual RCC members by demographics and clinical and recovery support service utilization., Methods: Cross-sectional secondary analyses compared SM and heterosexual RCC members in the northeastern U.S. (n = 337). Qualitative analyses coded the top three recovery facilitators., Results: Of the 337 participants (Mean
age [SD] = 40.98[12.38], 51.8 % female), SM RCC members were more likely than heterosexuals to endorse lifetime psychiatric diagnoses and emergency department mental health treatment (p < .01). RCC service utilization and qualitatively derived recovery facilitators were mostly consistent across groups., Conclusions: RCCs engaged SM individuals in recovery in ways consistent with heterosexuals. Despite otherwise vastly similar demographic characteristics across sexual identity, findings suggest a need for additional mental health resources for SM individuals in recovery., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2024
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