Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc's Avatar

Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc

@arjanvanderstar.bsky.social

Social Epidemiologist, LGBTQ Mental Health | Associate Research Professor @SDSU | Chair @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social | he/him/his

508 Followers  |  510 Following  |  28 Posts  |  Joined: 18.11.2024
Posts Following

Posts by Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc (@arjanvanderstar.bsky.social)

"The Federal SOGI Data Landscape Under the Second Trump Administration: One Year In Review"

www.mapresearch.org/file/SOGI-da...

27.02.2026 06:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please share your abstracts with us before March 31st!

10.02.2026 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fund CA Science

At a time when federal funding for research on LGBTQ+ mental health is being cut back, California has a choice to make.

The state legislature is considering Senate Bill 895, establishing a large health research fund. Learn more and sign the petition atย www.fundCAscience.org

06.02.2026 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The end of FY 2025 is coming, and #OMB appears perfectly content to use us as targets. We are not their chess pieces. We serve our PIs. We are here in our personal capacities. Follow the #NIH.

25.09.2025 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 75    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
Preview
Global LGBTQ+ Health Globalย LGBTQ+ Health is an open access, peer reviewed journal, dedicated to publishing research that advances the understanding and improvement of health ...

Excited to announce that I am one of the founding editors of a brand new journal on Global LGBTQ+ Health with SpringerNature. Submit your work here: link.springer.com/journal/4450...

17.01.2026 03:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Help save young LGBTQ+ lives and support our research at SDSU by donating today! #GivingTuesday

๐Ÿ‘‰ givenow.sdsu.edu/lgbtq-mental...

02.12.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image Post image

It was a honor to join our partners in the HIV Prevention Alliance and speak at our launch event at the European Parliament in Brussels

24.11.2025 00:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image Post image

Queer health in Europe, onwards and upwards ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ. 2025 European Public Health Conference - Helsinki, Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

24.11.2025 00:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Join us!

27.10.2025 05:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
LGBTQ+ Mental Health Future Fund Campaign Join me and make a gift to the SDSU LGBTQ+ Mental Health Research Fund!

๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐‹๐†๐๐“๐+ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ โ€” ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ. Federal funding is vanishing, but the need is not.

We are launching a new fund to continue life-saving suicide prevention and mental health research at SDSU. Support our work by donating now.
๐Ÿ‘‰ givenow.sdsu.edu/lgbtq-mental...

25.10.2025 06:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

See you there?

15.10.2025 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

โญ๏ธโœจ

29.07.2025 05:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

๐Ÿšจ Out now in Current Psychology:

Our new study explored how sexual minority stigma and prejudice, across structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels, function as a socioecological system to oppress sexual minority individuals and harm their mental health.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

25.07.2025 02:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
LGBTQ+ Mental Health Future Fund Campaign Join me and make a gift to the SDSU LGBTQ+ Mental Health Research Fund!

Save young LGBTQ+ lives โ€” invest in mental health research that matters.

We launched a new fund. Support our work by donating now.
๐Ÿ‘‰ givenow.sdsu.edu/lgbtq-mental...
#LGBTQ #MentalHealthMatters #QueerFutures #FundTheFuture #SuicidePrevention

10.07.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ New from EUPHA: Our position paper on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026โ€“2030 sets out 11 urgent public health priorities. We call for inclusive, evidence-informed action to protect health, rights & dignity.

๐Ÿ“„ Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

10.07.2025 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
European Commission - Have your say European Commission - Have your say

4) Stronger legal protections across the life course
5) Action on climate, displacement & far-right radicalisation

Full report here: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
#PublicHealth #LGBTIQ #EUEquality #HumanRights #EUPHA #Policy #Inclusion #MentalHealth
(3/3)

07.07.2025 03:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
European Commission - Have your say European Commission - Have your say

(EUPHA-SGMH). Grounded in public health, human rights, and scientific evidence, this paper calls for:
1) A comprehensive EU ban on conversion practices
2) Protections for trans and intersex bodily autonomy
3) Affirming healthcare & inclusive education
(2/3)

07.07.2025 03:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—จ ๐—Ÿ๐—š๐—•๐—ง๐—œ๐—ค ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† (๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ)

I am proud to share the response to the European Commissionโ€™s consultation on the upcoming LGBTIQ Equality Strategy I authored on behalf of the European Public Health Association and its section on LGBTQI+ health (1/3)

07.07.2025 03:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Sexually and Gender Diverse Adolescents | Critical Perspectives on Ris Drawing on psychology, sociology, pedagogy, and prevention sciences, this book offers a comprehensive perspective on the contemporary and complex experiences of

In: Sexually and Gender Diverse Adolescents - Critical Perspectives on Risk and Resilience. Edited by Laura Baams and Tessa Kaufman. Available Open Access:
doi.org/10.4324/9781...

24.04.2025 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

๐Ÿšจ 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

24.04.2025 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

Celebrating 15 years with EUPHA, my scientific home #leadingvoices #publichealth #EUPHAfamily #LGBTQIhealth @eupha.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social

16.04.2025 05:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

The development and refinement of our QueerCARE suicide prevention intervention for LGBTQ youth and young adults, out now in the journal Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior.

Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/sltb...

09.04.2025 04:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In Germany, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften published new clinical guidelines for the care of transgender youth - a major pushback against the highly-contested Cass Review register.awmf.org/de/leitlinie...

16.03.2025 00:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please get in touch if you would like to join one of our @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social sponsored symposia!

01.03.2025 03:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
SDSU earns R1 classification, joins top 5% of research universities in the U.S. | News | SDSU SDSU has, for the first time, been designated an R1 university, a category historically reserved for top-tier, research-intensive doctoral degree-granting universities.

San Diego State University is now officially an R1 university!

This designation recognizes the top 5% of research universities nationwide for their productivity and graduate education.

www.sdsu.edu/news/2025/02...

13.02.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Preview
Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology The news that on 31 January 2025 the Trump administration instructed scientists employed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles from medical and sci...

#resist

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

04.02.2025 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
EUPHA - European Public Health Association on LinkedIn: EUPHA's response to the US withdrawal from the WHO Today, our Executive Director Charlotte Marchandise speaks on behalf of EUPHA, the European Public Health Association, in response to President Trump'sโ€ฆ

Today, EUPHA's @charlottemar.bsky.social, speaks in response to the US pulling out of @who.int. We urge European governments to support WHO, reaffirm values of peace, democracy, and science, and protect global health. ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Watch our video on LinkedIn with key points.

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

28.01.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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.

25.01.2025 01:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

โœจ sciences.sdsu.edu/new-theoreti...

17.12.2024 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0