2024
Building stronger bonds: The impact of family support and communication on suicidal behaviors among Black men who have sex with men
Boyd D, Quinn C, Jones K, Waller B, Coker E, Duprey E, Cerulli C, McCoy H. Building stronger bonds: The impact of family support and communication on suicidal behaviors among Black men who have sex with men. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2024 PMID: 38488644, PMCID: PMC11401967, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack menFamily supportYoung Black menDepressive symptomsRates of depressive symptomsImpact of family supportPrevent depressive symptomsSexual orientationMarginalized identitiesSuicide attemptsFamily membersYoung BMSMEffects of suicide attemptsAssociated with suicide plansTherapeutic servicesSuicide-related outcomesFamily factorsBMSMNegative outcomesSuicidal behaviorSuicide outcomesProtective factorsSuicide planMenPath analysisExamining developmental assets of young Black sexual gender minority males in preventing suicidal behaviors
Boyd D, Jones K, Hawthorne D, Quinn C, Mueller-Williams A, Ramos S, Dyer T, Wilton L. Examining developmental assets of young Black sexual gender minority males in preventing suicidal behaviors. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 256-262. PMID: 38325106, PMCID: PMC11495657, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily supportDevelopmental assetsIntersection of raceCommunity-based organizationsBisexual male adolescentsDepressive symptomsSuicide attemptsSexual orientationStigmatized identitiesMinority malesPolicy implicationsExternal assetsSuicide outcomesAssociated with suicide attemptsAssociated with depressive symptomsPrevent suicidal behaviorAssociated with planningFamily communicationMale adolescentsCross-sectional surveyPrevent depressive symptomsAmazon M-TurkSuicidal behaviorFamilySuicide
2023
Family rejection of non-hetero sexuality–Sexual orientation and behavior anonymity among sexual minority men in slum communities-BSGH 001
Shamrock O, Abu-Ba’are G, Zigah E, Apreku A, Agbemedu G, Boyd D, Adjaka G, Nelson L. Family rejection of non-hetero sexuality–Sexual orientation and behavior anonymity among sexual minority men in slum communities-BSGH 001. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001659. PMID: 38039264, PMCID: PMC10691700, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001659.Peer-Reviewed Original Research