Arjan van der Star, Ph.D., M.Sc.
@ArjanvanderStar
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Social Epidemiologist, LGBTQ Mental Health | Associate Research Professor @SDSU | Chair @EUPHA_SGMH | he/him/his
San Diego, CA
Joined October 2010
Save young LGBTQ+ lives โ invest in mental health research that matters. We launched a new fund. Support our work by donating now. ๐ https://t.co/afHWMmX8eS
#LGBTQ #MentalHealthMatters #QueerFutures #FundTheFuture #SuicidePrevention
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Again this year, we have an interesting LGBTQ+ health program at the @EPHconference, organized in part by @EUPHA_SGMH. Access the SGMH program here: https://t.co/KdXYZ9WZHs Join us in Helsinki in next month! #EUPHAatEPH2025 @EUPHActs #EPH2025
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Call for Submissions โ Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Childhood and Adolescence: A Global Forum on Development, Health, and Rights, a conference organized in Utrecht, NLD, in August 2026. Submission deadline: Thursday, Nov 6, 2025, 11:59 PM ET.
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๐จ Out now in Current Psychology: Our new study explored how stigma and prejudice, across structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels, function as a socioecological system to oppress sexual minority individuals and harm their mental health. https://t.co/rfoaNbLcbJ
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Save young LGBTQ+ lives โ invest in mental health research that matters. We launched a new fund. Support our work by donating now. ๐ https://t.co/afHWMmWApk
#LGBTQ #MentalHealthMatters #QueerFutures #FundTheFuture #SuicidePrevention
givenow.sdsu.edu
Join me and make a gift to the SDSU LGBTQ+ Mental Health Research Fund!
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2) Protections for trans and intersex bodily autonomy 3) Affirming healthcare & inclusive education 4) Stronger legal protections across the life course 5) Action on climate, displacement & far-right radicalisation Full report here: https://t.co/AsXn4dUuO5 (3/4)
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behalf of the European Public Health Association and its section on LGBTQI+ health (EUPHA-SGMH). Grounded in public health, human rights, and scientific evidence, this paper calls for: 1) A comprehensive EU ban on conversion practices (2/4)
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๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ค ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ (๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒโ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฌ) I am proud to share the response to the European Commissionโs consultation on the upcoming LGBTIQ Equality Strategy I authored on (1/4)
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In: Sexually and Gender Diverse Adolescents - Critical Perspectives on Risk and Resilience. Edited by Laura Baams and Tessa Kaufman. Available Open Access: https://t.co/6pMkRupIGn
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๐จ In a new book chapter, I unpack how laws and policies affect the health and wellbeing of LGBT youth. The legal epidemiology of global laws and policies shaping risk and resiliency in sexually and gender diverse adolescents' health and well-being
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Celebrating 15 years with EUPHA, my scientific home #leadingvoices #publichealth #EUPHAfamily #LGBTQIhealth @EUPHActs @EUPHA_SGMH
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The development and refinement of our Queer CARE suicide prevention intervention for LGBTQ youth and young adults, out now in the journal Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. Read more here: https://t.co/OUErOXXzEK
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Please get in touch if you would like to join one of our @EUPHA_SGMH sponsored symposia!
Earlier today, we sent out our annual Call for Abstracts. Would you like to contribute to one of the section-sponsored research symposia on LGBTQIA+ health at @EPHconference in Helsinki this year? Get in touch. We would love to see if we can include your work. @EUPHActs #EPH2025
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SDSU officially achieved R1 status, making us the only CSU with this prestigious designation and placing us among the top 5% of research universities nationwide. This milestone reflects our innovation, impact, and groundbreaking research. https://t.co/kzynxe2VL7
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Today, our Executive Director, @MarCharlott, speaks on behalf of EUPHA in response to the US withdrawal from @WHO. We call on European governments to reaffirm support for WHO, multilateralism, & science. Watch the key points in our video. #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #Health4all
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With gratitude, I am excited to share that I have been promoted to Associate Research Professor at @SDSUPsychDept of @SDSU. What an incredible journey it has been. This a true testament to the amazing support from students, collaborators, and above all, my mentors.
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Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to put pressure on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research
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