To highlight the resilience and strength of American Indian and Alaska Native people, and to encourage those communities who have or are currently experiencing the devastation of suicide, the Tribal Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center in collaboration with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center presented a webinar to help Tribes and communities learn more about […]
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A Guide to Inform Local Efforts to Support and Affirm LGBTQI2–S Children, Youth, and Families
This webinar is for service providers, educators, community members, or other individuals who want to support the health and well-being of children and youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and/or two-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) and their families. The presenters shared information including tips from a guide to promote full and affirming inclusion of LGBTQI2–S youth […]
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction: Facts for Families and Friends (Cambodian/Khmer Version)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed a Cambodian/Khmer-language publication for information about medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction. It describes prescribed opioid medications, their proper use and side effects, withdrawal symptoms and how medications fit with counseling in the recovery process. Population of focus: Asian Americans Links to resource: Link to download […]
Positively Trans: Initial Report of a National Needs Assessment of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People Living With HIV
On March 24, Transgender Law Center released the first report of findings from the Positively Trans survey, a first-of-its-kind community-led project focused on the lives and experiences of transgender people in the U.S. living with HIV/AIDS. Some of the starkest findings outlined in the report concern income, education, and history of incarceration. While 64 percent […]
Stress in America: The Impact of Discrimination
Nearly half of U.S. adults report they have experienced a major form of unfair treatment or discrimination, including being unfairly questioned or threatened by police, being fired or passed over for promotion or treated unfairly when receiving health care. These acts of discrimination are associated with higher reported stress levels and poorer reported health, according […]
Supporting LGBTQ Youth: What Peer Educators Need to Know
Administration for Children and Families grantee Northwest Network of Bisexual, Transgender, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse shares innovative approaches to working with LGBTQ youth to build healthy relationships and communities. Attendees will learn about Love+ a domestic and sexual violence prevention project that works with young people to build violence prevention messages and explore […]