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Kansas LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention
988 & Crisis Provider Training Series
The goal of this training series is to ensure that LGBTQ+ Kansans who utilize services in the 988 Crisis Continuum of Care will receive culturally sensitive, affirming care that supports them in all of their intersectionalities.
988 Research Briefs
Barriers to Crisis Utilization by LGBTQ+ Kansans
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals face high rates of stigma, oppression, and victimization, increasing their need for supportive mental health and crisis response services. 1,2 Simultaneously, LGBTQ+ people report barriers to accessing supportive and affirming crisis care.3 It is necessary to understand the specific barriers to crisis utilization by LGBTQ+ people in Kansas; doing so will help us work toward reducing and eliminating these barriers and promoting access to supportive mental healthcare for all Kansans.
Systemic Issues Impacting LGBTQ+ Crisis Services in Kansas
Many LGBTQ+ participants had heightened awareness of proposed or passed anti-LGBTQ+ state-level legislation, as well as how federal policies, legislation, and legal decisions impacted LGBTQ+ Kansans. Even when bills did not pass into law, they were still felt as harmful due to the rhetoric they promoted and the fear they caused Kansans. Crisis providers who were not LGBTQ+ were less likely to discuss anti-LGBTQ+ policies as a systemic issue facing LGBTQ+ Kansans and crisis services.
Research Brief: Crisis Provider Reflections on Providing Crisis Services to LGBTQ+ Kansans
Crisis providers shared their reflections on providing crisis services for LGBTQ+ Kansans, discussing four primary areas: needs of LGBTQ+ Kansans in crisis, provider skills required, involving law enforcement, and provider fears and concerns.
Research Brief:Creating LGBTQ+ Affirming & Inclusive Crisis Center Cultures in Kansas
Crisis providers discussed their agency cultures toward LGBTQ+ people, describing both affirming and nonaffirming environments. Importantly, some agencies included aspects of each.
Research Brief: LGBTQ+ Kansans’ Experiences with Crisis Services
About half of LGBTQ+ participants described positive experiences with both crisis providers and mental health providers more broadly. Specifically, they identified positive experiences as 1) having their gender and/or sexuality affirmed by providers, 2) receiving support from providers, and 3) accessing LGBTQ+ providers.