?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F31234%2F&rft.title=A+proposed+suicide+prevention+intervention+for+LGBTQ+youth%3A+addressing+an+unmet+need&rft.creator=Topper%2C+Alexandra&rft.description=ABSTRACT%0D%0ALesbian%2C+Gay%2C+Bisexual%2C+and+Transgender+(LGBT)+youth+face+health+disparities+linked+to+societal+stigma+and+discrimination+based+on+their+sexual+orientation+and%2For+gender+identity.+Depressive+symptoms%2C+feelings+of+prolonged+hopelessness+or+sadness%2C+suicidal+ideation%2C+and+suicide+attempts+are+considerably+more+likely+for+sexual+minority+and+transgender+youth+than+for+heterosexual+and+non-transgender+youth.+The+purpose+of+this+paper+is+to+understand+the+current+state+of+LGBTQ+youth+suicide+research+and+to+propose+a+program+plan+for+an+LGBTQ+youth-focused+suicide+prevention+intervention.+The+author+utilized+two+main+research+strategies+for+developing+the+plan%3A+first%2C+a+PubMed+literature+search+was+executed+to+identify+peer-reviewed+literature+on+LGBT+youth+suicide+prevention+interventions.+Second%2C+a+grey+literature+search+was+conducted+to+locate+existing+evidence-based+suicide+prevention+interventions+for+the+general+youth+population+that+may+be+useful+for+LGBTQ+youth.+Results+from+the+PubMed+literature+search+indicate+that+no+LGBT-specific+evidence-based+interventions+to+reduce+suicide+risk+are+currently+available.+However%2C+the+grey+literature+search+found+that+a+number+of+evidence-based+interventions+for+suicide+prevention+among+the+general+youth+population+exist+and+contain+elements+that+may+be+adapted+for+an+LGBTQ-specific+program.+The+author+selected+four+evidence-based+programs+that+have+been+reviewed+and+included+in+the+Suicide+Prevention+Resource+Center%E2%80%99s+Best+Practices+Registry+(BPR)+based+on+their+potential+for+adaptation+for+LGBTQ+youth.+The+grey+lit+review+also+yielded+a+list+of+recommendations+for+agencies+serving+youth+for+developing+more+LGBT-inclusive+programming+published+by+the+Suicide+Prevention+Resource+Center.+The+author+identified+core+elements+of+the+four+existing+programs+and+designed+new+elements+based+on+the+SPRC%E2%80%99s+recommendations+to+directly+target+LGBT-specific+risk+factors+for+suicide%2C+and+combined+these+to+create+%E2%80%9CProtecting+Our+Youth%3A+A+Suicide+Prevention+Program+for+LGBTQ+Youth+and+Allies+(POY).%E2%80%9D+The+public+health+significance+of+this+work+is+that+it+advances+our+understanding+of+the+unique+mental+health+needs+of+LGBTQ+youth.+Using+a+strong+base+of+public+health+theory+along+with+an+extensive+review+of+LGBTQ+health+research%2C+the+proposed+program+provides+the+basis+of+a+potentially+efficacious+program+for+reducing+suicide-related+outcomes+among+members+of+a+vulnerable+population.&rft.date=2017-06-29&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F31234%2F1%2FTopper_MPH%2520Thesis_April2017.pdf&rft.identifier=++Topper%2C+Alexandra++(2017)+A+proposed+suicide+prevention+intervention+for+LGBTQ+youth%3A+addressing+an+unmet+need.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++