Qualitative interviews reveal LGBTQ+ Latines advocate for community support and affirming services in mental health care.
Introduction LGBTQ+ Latines experience compounded oppression affecting their mental health and access to services. Given the protective factor of community connections for LGBTQ+ Latines, research that explores the role of community connections in seeking and engaging with mental health services in conservative states is needed. We examined their perspectives on mental health services through an inductive interpretive content analysis of their advice to peers seeking or receiving mental health services.Method Qualitative interviews with 15 South Texans were analyzed through an interpretive content analysis of their advice to peers seeking or receiving mental health services.Result Participants advised LGBTQ+ Latines to overcome mental health stigma and seek affirming services strategically. They emphasized therapy is a dynamic process and to lean on community support. We then interpreted participant advice through Feeney and Collins’ relational theory of social support.Conclusion LGBTQ+ Latines empower peers to persist in finding affirming mental health care.
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