LGBTQIA+ young adults are more likely to experience mental health difficulties and substance abuse. Preliminary findings suggest that LGBTQIA+ individuals with high self-esteem report more happiness, less self-stigma, and lower suicidality. 

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- Healthcare workers
- Adolescents suffering from minority stress
- War veterans suffering from PTSD
- LGBTQ Individuals
- College Students

Populations that Benefit from Self-Compassion Interventions

Finlay-Jones, Amy (03/01/2021). "Group mindful self-compassion training to improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ young adults: Rationale and protocol for a randomised controlled trial". Contemporary clinical trials (1551-7144), 102 , p. 106268.

Group mindful self-compassion training to improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ young adults: Rationale and protocol for a randomized control trial

- Healthcare workers are at increased risk for experiencing empathy fatigue/empathic distress which refers to the emotional drain that results from empathizing with patients who are in severe psychological or physical pain

Self-Compassion for Healthcare Workers

- Hypothesis which states that internalized stigma contributes to existing mental health disparities in marginalized communities

Minority Stress Hypothesis

- Approximately 23% of Iraq/Afghanistan veterans develop clinically significant levels of post traumatic stress disorder. Extensive literature documents a strong association between PTSD and functional impairment across multiple domains.


War Veterans Suffering from PTSD

Numerous studies have shown that using the program Self Compassion for Healthcare Communities not only increased long-term self-compassion and wellbeing amongst workers, but it also significantly reduced secondary traumatic stress and burnout that many of these workers experience.

 An Adaptation of the Mindful Self Compassion Program for Healthcare Communities

When implementing the 8- week intervention Making Friends With Yourself amongst a group of college students, researchers found that mindfulness and self compassion increased and perceived stress decreased greatly.

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