The NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures (Pathways RTC) will host a webinar, A Guide to Inform Local Efforts to Support and Affirm LGBTQI2–S Children, Youth, and Families, March 25th 12pm PDT (3pm EDT). The presenters will share information including tips from a just-released guide to promote full and affirming inclusion of children and youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and/or two-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) and their families in system of care communities. You can access this guide, which the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) has endorsed, online at http://tapartnership.org/docs/Guide_Understanding_Supporting_Affirming_LGBTQI2-S_Children_Youth_Families.pdf.
Presenters:
Andy Hunt; M.S.W.; Public Health Advisor; Child, Adolescent and Family Branch; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Jeffrey Poirier, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Health and Social Development Program, American Institutes for Research
Sylvia Fisher, Ph.D.; Director; Office of Research and Evaluation; Office of Planning, Analysis and Evaluation; Health Resources and Services Administration
Jeremy Long, Director of Youth Engagement, Youth, Driven. Inc.
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