Priorities and Capacity Building in Sexual & Gender Minority Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-commissioned Institute of Medicine report on the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people identified research recommendations and a need for more and better data and information focused on sexual and gender minorities (SGM).  Responding to this call, agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have a number of efforts currently underway to better identify sexual and gender minorities through improved data collection and to increase research among these populations. Initiatives include the following: 1) NIH Strategic Plan to Advance Research on the Health and Well-being of Sexual and Gender Minorities; 2) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth report; 3) Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Human Services for Low-Income and At-Risk LGBT Populations research recommendations; and 4) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Virtual Research Data Center.

This workshop is designed to provide attendees with an overview of several activities initiated by HHS to advance the health and well-being of SGM populations and to provide information on opportunities in priority research areas.