COVID-19 Impacts on LGBT+Youth: Implications for Belonging

In this episode, Jenny Sloan (Senior Behavioral Health Clinician): 

• Explains common rejections of LGBT+ youth in their homes, communities, and schools – and the impact of rejection and the “crisis of belonging”, internalized homophobia, etc. traumatizes LGBT+ youth and impacts their health and well-being.
• Utilizes the “Five Shifts” to connect with and understand fellow members of the human family, and identify strategies one can use to be an LGBT+ student ally and create safe learning environment.
• Identifies areas of risk for LGBT+ youth that may be increased by the COVOD-19 crisis, and era social distancing. 
• Identifies strategies for professionals to assist with remediating these risks for LGBT+ youth.

NOTE: This
episode was featured at Starr’s 2020 Trauma & Resilience Conference, and it
is one of twenty unique sessions available.