Healthy Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students Project

To strengthen the capacity of the nation's schools to prevent the behavioral health risks of lesbian, gay, and bisexual students through knowledge development, dissemination, and application, working with and through national organizations of school stakeholders. The following presentations were made at the 2007 DASH Funded Partners Meeting in Atlanta, GA: Population estimates for and HIV prevalence among LGBTQ youth: What are the numbers? (Power Point download, 1.2MB) Addressing the HIV prevention needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth (Power Point download, 700KB). HLGBSP announces new five-year cooperative agreement with CDC (PDF, 127KB). For more information about HLGBSP’s programs, see our new brochure Helping You Help Youth (PDF, 2MB). Click to contact HGLBSP staff Lambda Legal has released a public service announcement (PSA) entitled “Out, Safe, and Respected” that informs LGBQ youth about their rights at school. A clinical report entitled “Sexual Orientation and Adolescents” was recently published in Pediatrics.  The report expands on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ statement on LGB adolescents and orients health care providers to the unique needs of sexual minority youth. The National Mental Health Association has published “Bullying in Schools: Harassment Puts Gay Youth at Risk,” a concise guide to mental health resources. PFLAG, a support group network for Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, has made available the results of their 2004 Safe Schools Initiative National Survey. Join one of the Project's listservs to receive info on future training workshops. 35 NEW ARTICLES on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Youth were added to the HLGBSP Database (which already had over 300 articles) including: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and questioning youth. By Thomas, S.R.; Larrabee, T.G. Handbook of crisis counseling, intervention, and prevention in the schools. 2002 African-American same-gender-loving youths and families in urban schools. By Parks, C.W. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. 2001 Whenever possible abstract from APA’s PsycINFO have also been provided. Search Database This site contains HIV prevention messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences.

About the HLGBSP Search the HLGBSP Database School Health Professionals We Assist LGB Student Health Risks HLGBSP School Climate Information Upcoming Training Workshops The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Young People HarperCollins Publishers 2001 Photographs by Adam Mastoon, The 1997 The Shared Heart Initiatives Related APA Web Sites :   Center for Psychology in Schools and Education Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns Office Children, Youth, and Families Office Office on AIDS Related Resources about LGB   Youth & Health:   For Professionals: National School Board Association's School Health Programs For Youth: OutProud - Be Yourself For Parents: Safe Schools Coalition of Washington Family's Guide to Handling Anti-Gay Harassment More Related Links...