title: Fragmented inclusion: Community participation and lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people with diagnoses of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
abstract: Community participation is often cited as a crucial component of wellness for people with mental health diagnoses. Few studies explore community participation from the perspective of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) people with diagnoses of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This article describes an in-depth qualitative study with 16 LGBTQ people; 18 social service workers; and 2 key informants in Toronto, Ontario that examined access to communities for LGBTQ people with mental health diagnoses. Results indicate that community participation is particularly relevant to this group given the functions of communities for marginalized people as a source of support and resistance. However, the participants faced barriers to accessing support and creating social networks due to the lack of intersectional inclusion in various contexts, including LGBTQ communities and mental health/mad communities. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
authors.forename: Merrick
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pilling
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
authors.forename: Meg
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Howison
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Frederick
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
authors.forename: Chyrell D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Bellamy
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto.
authors.forename: Kwame
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto.
authors.forename: Sean A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kidd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D003256:Community Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012559:Schizophrenia; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support