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When Building a Family Doesn’t Come Easily

Stanford Childrens

We also spoke with Neda Kharrazi, PsyD , psychologist, and Brent Monseur, MD, ScM , reproductive endocrinologist and infertility fellow with Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, for a deeper perspective on the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals when building families. The two groups scored the same.

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Working With LGBTQ Youth: Tips for Creating Better Outcomes

Teen Health Mississippi

But those with experience working with LGBTQ youth know all too well how often youth identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning are stereotyped, overlooked, or otherwise let down by those they should be able to trust. Tips for Working with LGBTQ Youth. Use inclusive language. We all have biases.

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5 Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in School

SHAPE America

As educators, we must always be reflecting on and working toward supporting all of our students, including marginalized youth who may face additional barriers and challenges in and outside of school. LGBTQ+ Youth Need Teachers’ Support The most recent data from GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey illustrates why this work is so critical.

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LGBTQ-Friendly Healthcare: What It Means & How to Find It

Teen Health Mississippi

However, those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) continue to face a range of disparities in the healthcare system , which are often only magnified when it comes to LGBTQ+ teens and young adults. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for many in the LGBTQ+ community. Provider Directory.

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Training With Teen Health Mississippi

Teen Health Mississippi

We offer training in topics like sexual health and sex education, mental health, youth-friendly healthcare, how to support LGBTQ youth, and how to work with expectant and parenting youth. Educators who complete this training can receive CEUs. Educators who complete this training can receive CEUs. Here are our training sessions.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2023

Teen Health Mississippi

Domestic violence usually refers to violence that is between people who live in the same household. Intimate partner violence occurs between romantic partners who may or may not be living together. of those who identified as female experienced SDV and 9.5% of those who identified as male experienced SDV and 9.6%

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How to Be an Ally and Upstander in Your School

SHAPE America

When I came into education, I wanted to be a mentor and give students the chance to have one more teacher who looked like them (multicultural, curly hair, etc.). There are many ways to be an ally for students no matter the continuum of your comfort level and the comfort level of LGBTQ+ topics in your school. Let’s face it.

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