Resources Archive
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Undergraduate and Graduate Students’ Mental Health and Treatment Use Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 9, 2023
This study aimed to investigate gender and racial/ethnic disparities in mental health and treatment use in undergraduate and graduate students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Episode 9 – Supporting 2SLGBTQ+ Students on Campus with Taylah Harris-Mungo and Adanyi Phillip
January 9, 2023
In this episode, CICMH’s Bilingual Knowledge and Research Lead Taylah Harris-Mungo is joined by Adanyi Phillip, a support worker and queer youth advocate, to discuss the well-being of 2SLGBTQ+ students on campus and the ways youth are finding supports. They’ll also highlight the challenges faced by international students and what post-secondary institutions can learn from community organizations to better support the mental health of queer students on their campuses.
Visualizing queer spaces: LGBTQ students and the traditionally heterogendered institution
December 6, 2022
This study explores how LGBTQ college students experience campus climate at a Midwest Urban Public institution, through a framework of the traditionally heterogendered institution (THI).
Trans University Students’ Access to Facilities: The Limits of Accommodation
December 6, 2022
This article examines the results of a survey of 54 trans students in two major universities in Ontario in order to evaluate participants' access to on-campus facilities.
Social support, discrimination, and Self-Esteem in LGBTQ + high school and Post-Secondary students
December 6, 2022
This article draws on data from the OutLook Study in Waterloo Region, Ontario, and examines discrimination and social support among high school and post-secondary students.
Depression and Attempted Suicide among LGBTQ College Students: Fostering Resilience to the Effects of Heterosexism and Cisgenderism on Campus
December 6, 2022
This study investigates a national sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and trans students to determine the association between mental health and microaggressions, victimization, psychological resilience, pride, and outness.
Toward Intersectional Identity Perspectives on Disability and LGBTQ Identities in Higher Education
December 6, 2022
While little has been published on the intersections of disability and queer identity among post-secondary students, this article proposes 5 intersectional identity perspectives based on semi-structured interviews with university students who identify as LGBTQ and have a disability.
General and LGBTQ-specific factors associated with mental health and suicide risk among LGBTQ students
December 6, 2022
This UK study investigated general and LGBTQ-specific factors associated with having a current mental health problem, use of mental health services, suicide risk, and self harm in LGBTQ university students.
Mental Health Disparities Among Canadian Transgender Youth
December 6, 2022
This article outlines the prevalence of mental health problems among transgender youth in Canada, and compares it with population-based studies.