Fish wins NIH award for work dedicated to LGBTQ people's health

Faculty Associate Jessica Fish is one of three awardees for the National Institute of Health's prestigious Early-Stage Investigator Award.

Fish states, “I know I want to focus on young LGBTQ people, which is where the bulk of my work has been, and in particular what’s going on with regard to policy and rhetoric about LGBTQ young people, given the current policy environment in the United States."

“LGBTQ young people … are still showing elevated rates of suicidal ideation and behavior, depression and substance use,” she said. “Being able to give voice to that inequity and to try and influence all these programs that specifically address these inequities has been the work I've been most proud of."

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"Jessica Fish Wins NIH Award for Work Dedicated to Sexual and Gender Minority Peoples' Health", School of Public Health, August 17, 2022.