Transgender and Gender Diverse Community Connection, Help-Seeking, and Mental Health Among Black Transgender Women Who Have Survived Violence

A Mixed-Methods Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID12435893
AuthorsAthena D F Sherman (0000-0002-3652-1196, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA), Sarah Allgood (0000-0003-0259-6613, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA), Kamila A Alexander (0000-0002-4840-6574, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA), Meredith Klepper (0000-0002-2177-3710, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA), Monique S Balthazar (0000-0002-9592-9773, Georgia State University, corresponding author), Miranda Hill (0000-0002-9501-7846, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA), Christopher Cannon (0000-0001-9438-0339, Whitman-Walker Health), Christopher M Cannon (Whitman-Walker Institute, Washington, DC, USA), Deborah A Dunn (Chase Brexton Health Care), Deborah Dunn (Chase Brexton Health, Baltimore, MD, USA), Tonia Poteat (0000-0001-6541-3787, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA), Jacquelyn Campbell (0000-0002-3821-5037, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue3-4
Pages890-921
Publication date2021-06-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778012211013892
PMID34167394
OpenAlexW3174703831
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited80

Black transgender women are disproportionately affected by violence and poor care-delivery, contributing to poor mental health. Little is known regarding the effect of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) community connection (TCC) on health. This analysis (a) explores relationships between TCC, polyvictimization, and mental health and (b) analyzes how TCC influenced help-seeking following violent experiences among Black transgender women. Mixed-methods data from 19 Black transgender women were analyzed using correlational and thematic content analyses. Findings suggest that TCC is associated with improved help-seeking and mental health among Black transgender women, highlighting a need for longitudinal research to identify approaches for leveraging TCC

Domestic violence · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Medical emergency · Mental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Thematic analysis · Transgender · Transgender Person · Transgender women · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology

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