New Data on How the 2024 Election Has Affected LGBTQ Utahns' Mental Health

Title of Event: New Data on How the 2024 Election Has Affected LGBTQ Utahns' Mental Health

Description of Event:

The 2024 election has had profound and measurable effects on the mental health and daily lives of LGBTQ individuals and their families — and clinicians are on the front lines of supporting people still struggling to adjust to a changed and newly hostile world. This one-hour live training presents brand new data from a national survey assessing how LGBTQ individuals and their family members have been affected by the upheaval of the 2024 election, offering clinicians timely, evidence-based insight into what their clients may be experiencing and what actually helps.

Drawing from survey findings that assessed changes in income, employment, housing, access to healthcare, social life, and mental health — including depression, anxiety, PTSD, hypervigilance, compulsive behaviors, and coping strategies — Dr. Diamond will present both national and Utah-specific findings with a focus on clinical relevance. The data reveal that most participants, especially trans and nonbinary young people, perceive their lives and health as worse off since the election. But the findings also offer meaningful good news: social support and social safety show pronounced protective effects, pointing toward concrete clinical strategies for supporting resilience and recovery.

Date of Event: 9/22/26

Time of Event: 2:00 PM MST

Location: Online Synchronous

Sex Therapy (ST) Training: 
ST1. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.

Presenter/Speaker: Dr. Lisa Diamond

Contact Name: The Healing Group

Contact Email: institute@thehealinggroup.com

Event Website: thehealinggroupinstitute.com

AASECT Approved CEs: 1