ABOUT THIS RESOURCE
This webinar explores LGBTQ youth suicide prevention from the family perspective. Offered in collaboration with Oregon Family Support Network.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Presentation slides
- Highlights & Key Concepts Document
- Providing Affirming Care to the LGBTQ+ Community
- The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
- Trans Lifeline
- Oregon Family Support Network Protective Factors Family Prevention Form
- The Trevor Project's Self-Care Guide
- The Family Acceptance Project: General Acceptance Poster (in English); visit the Family Acceptance Project website for posters in other languages and more information about the Family Acceptance Project
- The Family Acceptance Project: Conservative Acceptance Poster (in English); visit the Family Acceptance Project website for posters in other languages and more information about the Family Acceptance Project
- Parents’ Influence on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens: What Parents and Families Should Know, from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB PreventionDivision of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control
- Suicide Risk and Prevention for LGBTQ People, from the National LGBT Health Education Center
- LGBTQIA+ Behavioral Health Resources curated by the Northwest MHTTC
- 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
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