This National Public Radio article discusses the decision to prioritize people with psychiatric diagnoses in the early rollout of boosters after a growing number of studies linked mental health disorders with higher risk both of COVID-19 infection and of serious outcomes.
Suicide risk among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults vary considerably depending on the intersection between sexual identity and other aspects of identity according to a study led by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health. The study showed that lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults are overall more likely to report suicide-related thoughts, plans, and attempts within the past 12 months compared with heterosexual adults.