Perron Tracy, Kartoz Connie, Himelfarb Chaya
Assistant Professor, The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ.
Nursing Student, The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ.
NASN Sch Nurse. 2017 Mar;32(2):116-121. doi: 10.1177/1942602X16689263.
In addition to dealing with the normal challenges of being a teenager, many times LGBTQ youth have to deal with harassment, intimidation, and bullying on a daily basis as they disproportionately experience verbal and physical harassment while in school as a result of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. This violence adversely affects these students' health and well-being as reflected in the depression and suicide rate among LGBTQ youth. As Part 2 of a series in articles on caring for LGBTQ youth in a school setting, this article reviews specific health risks in this group of students. School nurses can help reduce disparities in health for LGBTQ youth by understanding risk for psychological consequences of bullying and advocating for a just and responsive social school culture. Implications for school nurses include educating school staff and families as well as providing prompt and appropriate referrals for necessary psychological care.
除了应对青少年时期常见的挑战外，LGBTQ青年还常常每天都要面对骚扰、恐吓和欺凌，因为他们由于性取向和/或性别认同，在学校遭受言语和身体骚扰的比例过高。这种暴力对这些学生的健康和幸福产生了不利影响，LGBTQ青年中的抑郁症和自杀率就反映了这一点。作为关于在学校环境中关爱LGBTQ青年的系列文章的第二篇，本文回顾了这群学生的特定健康风险。学校护士可以通过了解欺凌对心理造成影响的风险，并倡导公正且积极响应的校园社会文化，来帮助减少LGBTQ青年在健康方面的差异。对学校护士的启示包括对学校工作人员和家庭进行教育，以及为必要的心理护理提供及时且适当的转诊。
