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Sexual health services in urban, suburban, and rural outpatient mental healthcare settings in New York: findings from a survey of practices and gaps
  We surveyed all licensed outpatient mental health programs in New York to examine sexual health services and training needs of providers. Gaps were found in processes for assessing whether patients were sexually active, engaging in sexual risk behaviours, and in need of HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis. Significant differences between urban, suburban, and rural settings statewide were found in how the following sexual health services were delivered: education; on-site sexually transmitted infection screenings; and condom distribution and barriers to distribution. Staff training in sexual health services delivery is critically needed for optimal sexual health and recovery of patients in community mental healthcare.

  • Date:

    09 May 2023

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    CSIRO Publishing

  • DOI:

    10.1071/sh22199

  • ISSN:

    1448-5028

  • Funders:

    New Funder

Citation

McKinnon, K., Jaafar, F., Alves-Bradford, J.-M., Weinstein, T., Zurita McKinnon, A., Hughes, E., Boccher-Lattimore, D., & Cournos, F. (2023). Sexual health services in urban, suburban, and rural outpatient mental healthcare settings in New York: findings from a survey of practices and gaps. Sexual Health, https://doi.org/10.1071/sh22199

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Keywords

capacity building, condoms, education, health promotion, health services, HIV/AIDS, psychiatric, screening

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