Module Three Question 1
In the textbox provided, brainstorm a list of keywords related to your topic.
1. mental health related issues 2. mental awareness availability 3. mental health and medical field 4. mental health and personal life 5. mental health and deaths
Module Three Question 2
Now type those keywords into an Internet search engine, such as Google. Spend some time looking through the results. In the textbox below, jot down the titles and hyperlinks of a few of the most interesting articles and websites that come up in your search. Write down at least one article and the corresponding hyperlink for each keyword or group of keywords.
1. LGBTQ+ Communities and Mental Health | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 2. LGBTQI | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness 3. LGBTQ+ Mental Health Information and Resources | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 4. Mental Health Issues in LGBTQ Youth |D'Amore Mental Health (damorementalhealth.com) 5. Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review - PMC (nih.gov)
Module Three Question 3
What are you finding? What new information have you learned about this issue? What new questions or thoughts do you have now that you have done some preliminary research?
any new information that I have found has led me to finding new results than what i had previously found. Mental health and the LGBTQ community faces more problems than i had originally thought, and that was barely scratching the surface. new questions that come to my mind is Why isn't there enough help for the LGBTQ community when it comes to mental health?
Module Three Question 4
Can you narrow your focus at all? If so, what do you wish to focus on? If you have a few options, what are they? (You don't necessarily need to narrow your focus. Mark found this helpful to do because his topic is very broad.)
im going to focus mostly on the mental health crisis on the younger LGBTQ community members, what they face in secret and in reality, is not something that they should be ridiculed for.
Module Three Question 5
Based on the broad search, refine the list of keywords that you created on the previous page. List here any keywords or keyword combinations that returned results that are relevant to your social science issue. Then, note which keywords or combinations you will no longer use, as they returned off-topic or overly broad results.
im going to change it up and fix it to LGBTQ youth and mental illness and see if that keeps it in a finer line.
Module Three Question 6
What professional organizations (other than social science organizations) might have relevant information about your issue? For example, someone researching war might utilize information provided by the United States Department of Defense.
Find 1-2 organizations, and note them here.
The It Gets Better Project fosters communication and shares messages of hope with LGBT youth.
The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to