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Healthy Relationships Plus Program Implementation Study
Gender diverse; Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA); healthy relationships; LGBTQ; mental health; program; queer; skill development; trans; violence prevention; youth
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Teen Relationship Violence And Wellbeing Among Lgbtq+ Youth, Alicia A. Lapointe
Teen Relationship Violence And Wellbeing Among Lgbtq+ Youth, Alicia A. Lapointe
Healthy Relationships Plus Program Implementation Study
Many LGBTQ+ youth experience mental health challenges (e.g., depression, anxiety, self-harm, attempting or dying by suicide, etc.) due to homophobia, heterosexism, heteronormativity, transphobia, cissexism, and cisnormativity, and other interlocking oppressions (e.g., racism, colonialism, ableism, sexism, etc.). Due to prejudicial attitudes and beliefs, LGBTQ+ youth may experience interpersonal issues with family members, peers, classmates, co-workers, etc. The HRP for LGBTQ+ Youth was designed to support queer, trans, and gender diverse youth as they navigate and cope with LGBTQ+-based oppression. Since youth groups and GSAs are ‘safer’ venues for LGBTQ+ youth to find support and develop relationships with like-minded folks, they are …