Gender diverse community participation

This project will evaluate micro-community resilience (or resilience strategies among a group of individuals) among gender minority individuals in Mecklenburg County; micro-community resilience has implications for reducing health disparities for this population. Resilience refers to how individuals, families, organizations, and communities mobilize assets and resources to mitigate the negative risks of adversity This includes a multi-method design, with an initial community description and then in-person semi-structured interviews (n=20) and online anonymous surveys (n=100) conducted simultaneously.