Enhancing cultural competence and encouraging cultural humility are essential to increasing access and improving the standard of care for traumatized children, families, and communities across the nation.
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The following resources on LGBTQ Youth were developed by external partners and organizations.
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), also referred to as domestic violence, occurs when an individual purposely causes harm or threatens the risk of harm to any past or current partner or spouse.
Provides some key terms that relate to the LGBTQ community, keeping in mind that there are many ways to define these common words.
Operates a national 24-hour, toll free,( 866-488-7386) confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth and resources for individuals and schools
Includes searchable listings of LGBTQ+ community centers and events in the United States and Canada.
Provides confidential peer support, education, and advocacy to LGBTQ+ people, their parents, caregivers, families, and allies.
Researches and creates resources to advocate for and to create safety and inclusion for LGBTQ+ youth and families in schools
Discusses sexual assault that occurs within the context of ongoing relationships and those that occur in a one-time interaction (e.g., at a party, among casual acquaintances, friends who are not in an ongoing intimate/romantic relationship).
Includes articles that range from a report on teen suicide screening and intervention to new resources for bringing an LGBTQ lens to trauma-informed care.