Abstract
Although advances in Medicare legislation provide access for beneficiaries to professional counselors, older LGBTQ+ adults of Color face a litany of concerns that heighten stigma and inhibit their access to mental health services. The structural vulnerability framework identifies multiple domains that support the interface between Medicare coverage and access to care for older LGBTQ+ adults of Color. In this conceptual article, I outline (a) interdisciplinary scholarship that contextualizes the key issues facing older LGBTQ+ adults of Color; (b) the core tenets of the structural vulnerability framework; (c) implications for practice addressing structural vulnerability for older LGBTQ+ adults of Color with Medicare; and (d) research considerations for professional counselors to address structural vulnerabilities.
Author ORCID Identifier
Christian D. Chan - 0000-0001-7307-5757
Recommended Citation
Chan, Christian D.
(2024)
"Intersecting Inequities for Older LGBTQ+ Adults of Color in the Advent of Medicare Access: A Structural Vulnerability Framework,"
Adultspan Journal: Vol. 23:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33470/2161-0029.1171
Available at:
https://mds.marshall.edu/adsp/vol23/iss2/2
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