PS: Talking about Black LGBTQ youth and access to care, it's a deeply systemic issue: that Black people have so much less access to healthcare, that Latinos have so much less access to healthcare. And then when they do have that access, it's often marred for queer people by homophobia. You're exposing yourself to situations that can be traumatic. This study is a great way, I think, to reframe for healthcare providers an understanding of, who am I serving? And, how do I serve them better?
MPF: Yes, absolutely. And it's something that we talk about in the report: the need for youth-serving organizations to be inclusive of Black LGBTQ youth. They have to adopt LGBTQ inclusion and also the antiracism policies and programs. And that goes for mental health care providers as well. It's a sort of dual identity for Black LGBTQ youth. Feeling supported in their LGBTQ identity and their Black identity is going to be first and foremost important for them when they're going to seek mental healthcare, [and] it's often a barrier for them.
![PS: Talking about Black LGBTQ youth and access to care, it's a deeply systemic issue: that Black people have so much less access to healthcare, that Latinos have so much less access to healthcare. And then when they do have that access, it's often marred for queer people by homophobia. You're exposing yourself to situations that can be traumatic. This study is a great way, I think, to reframe for healthcare providers an understanding of, who am I serving? And, how do I serve them better?
MPF: Yes, absolutely. And it's something that we talk about in the report: the need for youth-serving organizations to be inclusive of Black LGBTQ youth. They have to adopt LGBTQ inclusion and also the antiracism policies and programs. And that goes for mental health care providers as well. It's a sort of dual identity for Black LGBTQ youth. Feeling supported in their LGBTQ identity and their Black identity is going to be first and foremost important for them when they're going to seek mental healthcare, [and] it's often a barrier for them.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/_wNaIeBmbjaO048Y8AtdCMXMiEs/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2020/10/30/989/n/1922729/15122f4b2f412cde_GettyImages-1227782185/i/PS-Talking-about-Black-LGBTQ-youth-access-to-care-it-deeply.jpg "PS: Talking about Black LGBTQ youth and access to care, it's a deeply systemic issue: that Black people have so much less access to healthcare, that Latinos have so much less access to healthcare. And then when they do have that access, it's often marred for queer people by homophobia. You're exposing yourself to situations that can be traumatic. This study is a great way, I think, to reframe for healthcare providers an understanding of, who am I serving? And, how do I serve them better?
MPF: Yes, absolutely. And it's something that we talk about in the report: the need for youth-serving organizations to be inclusive of Black LGBTQ youth. They have to adopt LGBTQ inclusion and also the antiracism policies and programs. And that goes for mental health care providers as well. It's a sort of dual identity for Black LGBTQ youth. Feeling supported in their LGBTQ identity and their Black identity is going to be first and foremost important for them when they're going to seek mental healthcare, [and] it's often a barrier for them.")
