Adolescent substance use at the intersections of foster care, sexual orientation and gender identity, racial/ethnic identity, and sex assigned at birth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth are overrepresented in foster care and report greater substance use during adolescence.

Objective

Using an intersectional lens, the current study investigates differences in foster care placement and variation in substance use at the intersections of foster care and sexual orientation, gender identity, racial/ethnic identities, and sex assigned at birth.

Participants and settings

A sample of 121,910 LGBTQ youth (grades 6-12) completed either the Minnesota Student Survey in 2019, the California Healthy Kids Survey from 2017 to 2019, or the 2017 LGBTQ National Teen Study.

Methods

Youth reported their substance use in the past 30 days (alcohol, binge drinking, cigarette, marijuana)

SUBMITTER: McCurdy AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10695276 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature