Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative
@yalelgbtqmhi.bsky.social
Led by PI John Pachankis, our lab explores links between stigma and mental health for LGBTQ people. At @Yalesph.bsky.social & New York City 🏳️🌈
This New York Times article discusses the use of masking as a coping strategy among neurodivergent people, which parallels our work on stigma and identity concealment among LGBTQ people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/w...
Everyone Uses This Coping Strategy. When Does It Become a Problem?
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This New York Times article discusses the use of masking as a coping strategy among neurodivergent people, which parallels our work on stigma and identity concealment among LGBTQ people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/w...
New paper! 🧠 Dr. Smart, Dr. Pachankis and Dr. Bränström examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and mental health disparities in sexual minority populations.
Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New paper! 🧠 Dr. Smart, Dr. Pachankis and Dr. Bränström examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and mental health disparities in sexual minority populations.
Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
This fall, we are recruiting parents of LGBTQ people for a paid study assessing programs designed for parents of LGBTQ people 🍁! See if you qualify for our research study by completing our eligibility screener at the link in bio 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This fall, we are recruiting parents of LGBTQ people for a paid study assessing programs designed for parents of LGBTQ people 🍁! See if you qualify for our research study by completing our eligibility screener at the link in bio 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The Yale LGBTQ MHI is excited to share that, in partnership with CenterLink, we are now offering new virtual training opportunities in LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy, with continued education credits from APA and NASW. Student/provider discounts and student scholarships available.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The Yale LGBTQ MHI is excited to share that, in partnership with CenterLink, we are now offering new virtual training opportunities in LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy, with continued education credits from APA and NASW. Student/provider discounts and student scholarships available.
⭐️New paper! Dr. Jaramillo and colleagues, including Dr. Skyler Jackson and Dr. John Pachankis from our lab, examined sexual minority Black and Latino men's responses to the minority stress model in therapy:
Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
⭐️New paper! Dr. Jaramillo and colleagues, including Dr. Skyler Jackson and Dr. John Pachankis from our lab, examined sexual minority Black and Latino men's responses to the minority stress model in therapy:
Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our PI Dr. John Pachankis on NIH funding restoration in the
@bostonglobe.com:
“My confidence in future federal funding for this research remains shaken, but my team’s commitment to asking and answering important scientific questions isn’t going away.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/03/m...
@bostonglobe.com:
“My confidence in future federal funding for this research remains shaken, but my team’s commitment to asking and answering important scientific questions isn’t going away.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/03/m...
‘Great news but a weird twist.’ After the NIH moved to restore hundreds of grants, researchers remain in limbo. - The Boston Globe
After a judge ordered the NIH to reinstate biomedical research grants in June, scientists had a brief moment of celebration. But researchers say the process of restoring their funding and restarting t...
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August 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Our PI Dr. John Pachankis on NIH funding restoration in the
@bostonglobe.com:
“My confidence in future federal funding for this research remains shaken, but my team’s commitment to asking and answering important scientific questions isn’t going away.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/03/m...
@bostonglobe.com:
“My confidence in future federal funding for this research remains shaken, but my team’s commitment to asking and answering important scientific questions isn’t going away.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/03/m...