ABOUT THIS RESOURCE
This webinar explores how to increase LGBTQ youth suicide awareness from the family perspective. Offered in collaboration with Oregon Family Support Network.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Presentation slides
- Highlights & Key Concepts Document
- 50 Simple Self-Care Practices for a Healthy Mind, Body, and Soul
- Awareness and Information Resources
- Fifteen Apps Parents Should Know About
- The 10 Life Domains
- Self-Care for Families and Family Members
- Suicide in America: Frequently Asked Questions
- LGBTQIA+ Behavioral Health Resources from the Northwest MHTTC
- Webinar Recordings and Resources on Crisis Planning and Family Partner Training
- Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Overview from the Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery
- 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health from the Trevor Project
- Voices of Youth Count Initiative from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
- Resources on Stigma from the TTC Network
- Trans Lifeline
- Self-Paced Course: "Providing Affirming Care to the LGBTQ+ Community" on HealtheKnowledge
FACILITATOR
Shawna Canaga
Shawna Canaga is a Family Support Specialist and the statewide Peer Delivered Services Trainer for Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN). OFSN is a family run organization that promotes mental, behavioral, and emotional wellness for families and youth through education, support, and advocacy. Shawna comes to this position with over a decade of experience supporting youth and families, and with lived experience as a mother of an adult child with complex mental health needs. Throughout both of these journeys Shawna has cultivated a passion for supporting family-driven and person-centered care within the youth and family serving systems.