Award
NIH Reporter #5F32MD017452-03
Sexual Minority Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional, Social Epidemiologic Investigation
Recipient
Boston Children's Hospital
Award Amount
$78,784.00
Ceiling
$78,784.00
Awarded
November 10, 2024
Identifier
5F32MD017452-03
Research project investigating sexual minority mental health disparities during COVID-19 using longitudinal data, funded by NIMHD and based at Boston Children's Hospital.
Description
The project aims to examine the intersectional distribution and upstream determinants of sexual minority (SM) mental health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It leverages data from the COVID-19 Pandemic Sub-Study, a longitudinal cohort study with over 57,000 participants, to evaluate mental health symptoms, their relation to COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, and the broader pandemic policy environment. The project is funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and is based at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.