Gaza has been muted! Read CRS 2024 AMA Jerusalem Delegate Rev. Ronald A. Nathan’s second Love and Lament reflection, where he questions who pressed the mute button so that we are unable to hear the cries of Gaza’s babies, the sick, the aged, the hungry, and the prisoners.

LGBTQIA+ job seekers face unique challenges. Understanding legal rights, identifying inclusive employers, and refining job search strategies are key steps. This guide offers tips to navigate applications, evaluate workplaces, and advocate for inclusivity and support.

Discrimination, societal pressures, and co-occurring disorders are just a few potential triggers for substance use in the LGBTQIA+ community. This article explores why rates of drug abuse and addiction in this population are higher than those of other groups.

Transgender individuals and gender-nonconforming (GNC)/gender-diverse (GD) patients face a lot of challenges in life, especially when it comes to healthcare. They are often subject to misgendering, harassment, and microaggressions, which often lead to a delay in seeking care and treatment. This article explores concepts and care recommendations for delivering gender-affirming nursing care.

People with substance use disorders who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) face unique challenges and stigma that make securing addiction treatment difficult. For this reason, members of the LGBTQ community may benefit from the specialized drug and alcohol rehab programs listed in this guide designed for their specific health issues and needs.

Each person’s experience with substance use is unique, and influenced by factors such as personal history, social environment, and access to resources. The statistics in this article highlight the importance of recognizing and addressing the unique challenges the LGBTQ community faces regarding addiction.

For adolescents and young adults seeking treatment for substance addiction, gender-specific programs might provide a higher level of care than traditional treatment approaches. This article explores what gender-specific treatment entails and how it can impact a young person’s recovery.

Living as an LGBTQ+ individual often comes with an array of unique challenges and difficulties. These can range from societal prejudice and discrimination to personal struggles with identity acceptance. This article explore the rejection some LGBTQ+ individuals face rejection from their family or community, which can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness.

A person identifying as lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) often faces discrimination and challenges that heterosexual people don’t. Their risk of harassment and violent attacks is also higher. Because of these and other stressors, members of the LGBTQ community have a higher risk of substance abuse. This article dives into a 2023 report on drug use in the LGBTQ community during 2021 and 2022.

LGBTQ workplace discrimination involves treating any employee unfavorably based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. Check out this article to learn what constitutes as workplace discrimination.

By taking part in an LGBTQ+ substance use treatment program that’s sensitive to your needs, you recover alongside others who are in similar situations. This guide explores what benefits an LGBTQ+ addiction treatment program can provide to its participants.

The term LGBT refers to several different types of people, all with their own unique stories to tell. For decades, those stories were hidden from view, as researchers rarely asked questions about identity or preference when conducting studies. This guide explores published studies that contain data about the LGBT experience, and some of the statistics are worrisome.

One thing that holds across the world of addiction treatment is that no one individual is the same, and as such, their treatment should reflect that. That being the case, many obstacles stand in the way of one’s recovery. This guide explores why substance abuse rates are incredibly high in the LGBTQ community.

Some job interview questions are valid, while others might ask for private information employers don’t have the right to know. This guides explains how to tell the difference.

In a world characterized by complex health and societal challenges, one persistent crisis often eludes the global spotlight: extreme hunger. In a bid to highlight the depth of the international hunger crisis, Delivery Rank has compiled all of the most important facts and statistics on world hunger in 2024.

If you’re part of the LGBTQ+ community, you’re likely to face a few extra hurdles on the road to your career. To make this journey easier for you, Novorésumé compiled this ultimate guide to LGBTQ+ job search and career resources.

Students from historically marginalized groups face unique challenges when seeking help for mental health and addiction. These resource guides from SUPE help individuals better understand what shaped the current standard of care for their demographic, offer advice on what can be done to better oneself, and also give insight into steps that can be taken to make the future of mental health care more inclusive.

For anyone in the healthcare field or preparing as a student to work with diverse populations, including gender non-conforming youth, check out this article for research information, helpful websites, links to organizations, and even legal and healthcare resources.