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We sought to determine how and to what extent JSNAs address the needs of LGBTQ+ people in England.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The local authorities in receipt of a Public Health Grant in 2024 were identified and their websites searched for current (i.e. published in 2020 or later) JSNAs. Those which referenced LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing were assessed against pre-specified methodological and content criteria indicative of LGBTQ+-inclusive practice (e.g. LGBTQ+ community involvement in JSNA development). Counts and percentages described the frequency with which each criterion was met across the eligible JSNAs, and choropleth maps illustrated patterns of inclusion across England.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 142 local authorities with an eligible JSNA, 108 referenced LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing at least once. However, few local authorities considered the diversity within LGBTQ+ communities or the impact of intersecting marginalised characteristics. Most disaggregated data for LGBTQ+ people concerned mental illness, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and substance use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Currently, English JSNAs do not adequately characterise the needs of local LGBTQ+ communities and disproportionately focus on highly stigmatised behaviours and conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17579139261433889","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,21]],"date-time":"2026-04-21T07:32:47Z","timestamp":1776756767000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["LGBTQ+ inclusion in local authority public health: a review of needs assessments in England"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3139-4263","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"DJ","family":"Connolly","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK"},{"name":"Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King\u2019s College London, London, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"E","family":"Bausas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Independent Researcher, Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"R","family":"Cullinan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Senior Commissioner, Public Health, London Borough of Camden Council, London, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"J","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Fellow, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK"},{"name":"Honorary Research Associate, North London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","unstructured":"Department of Health. 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