Public Health with Pride: Adult Allies Supporting LGBTQ Youth

This impactful two-part training is sponsored by the City of San Antonio Metro Health, the Mayor’s Fitness Council and The Trevor Project
About this Event

Come hear Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, The Trevor Project, and local partners share how adults can be stronger allies and provide better care for LGBTQ youth. As this is a free event with limited capacity, please keep RSVPs to adults who work with LGBTQ youth.

8:30-9:00 AM Doors open

9:00-9:15 AM Opening Remarks - Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones

9:15 AM –Training 1: Ally Training - Length: 2 Hours

The Trevor Ally Training provides a basic framework for understanding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth and the unique challenges they often face. This training is designed to create dialogue regarding what it means to be an ally for LGBTQ folks by informing participants about terminology used in the LGBTQ community, the process of “coming out” as an LGBTQ person, and a discussion of the challenges faced by LGBTQ folks in their homes, schools and communities. Through activities participants are encouraged to explore their own biases, build their knowledge and understanding and develop empathy through an intersectional lens. In addition to providing this framework, the Trevor Ally Training offers specific action items to improve the environment for LGBTQ people.

After participating in this training, participants will be able to:

· Discuss the services offered by The Trevor Project and how youth can access them

· Describe what it means to be an ally

· Describe various terminology related to LGBTQ communities

· Identify unique challenges facing LGBTQ people

· Identify ways to create safer and more supportive environments for LGBTQ people

· Identify ways to combat bias in yourself and your community by developing cultural awareness and sensitivity

11:30 - 12:30 PM– Lunch and Local Leaders Panel

12:45 PM –Training 2: CARE Training - Length: 2 Hours

Connect, Accept, Respond, Empower (CARE): How to Support LGBTQ people and foster mental health. The Trevor CARE training provides an overview of suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) people and the different environmental stressors that contribute to their heightened risk for suicide. After reviewing current research, there will be an emphasis on best practices and practical steps that allies and peers can take to promote a positive environment and respond to a person who is at risk for suicide.

After participating in this workshop participants will be able to:

· Describe the services offered by The Trevor Project and how youth can access them

· Discuss the challenges facing LGBTQ people in their home, school, work and other environments.

· Explain the risk factors and warning signs of suicide

· Describe how to respond to a person who is at risk for suicide and connect them to appropriate resources

· Explain how to create supportive environments for all people that promote resiliency and decrease the risk for suicide.

2:45 - 3:30 PM - Training Wrap Up & Networking Session

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM
Public Health with Pride: Adult Allies Supporting LGBTQ Youth
Host: Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Doors open
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Opening Remarks - Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones
🕑: 09:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Ally Training - The Trevor Project
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Break and Lunch
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch and Local Leaders Panel: Working with LGBTQ Youth in San Antonio
🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Break
🕑: 12:45 PM - 02:45 PM
CARE Training - The Trevor Project
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Training Wrap Up & Networking Session