@article{ref1,
title=""I'm kinda stuck at home with unsupportive parents right now": LGBTQ youths' experiences with CoViD-19 and the importance of online support",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2020",
author="Fish, Jessica N. and McInroy, Lauren B. and Paceley, Megan S. and Williams, Natasha D. and Henderson, Sara and Levine, Deborah S. and Edsall, Rachel N.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: LGBTQ youth are a population who experience unique stressors. This study investigated their experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic via Q Chat Space-a national online chat-based support program.   METHODS: Transcript data from 31 synchronous, text-based chats collected during the onset of state-based &quot;social distancing&quot; ordinances in Spring 2020 were analyzed.   RESULTS: While encountering COVID-19-related stressors likely to be experienced by youth generally, participants' experiences were concomitantly imbued with LGBTQ-specific intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural challenges. Difficulties included maintaining mental health, being isolated with unsupportive families, and loss of in-person identity-based socialization and support.   CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the importance of synchronous, text-based online platforms to enable LGBTQ youth to feel safe to seek support while at home. Given the potential for long-term physical distancing, concerted efforts are required to provide necessary resources and support for LGBTQ youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.002"
}