Addressing LGBTQ+ Youth Health Disparities
Virtual
Monday, July 17, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time
Join experts from ASTHO and the Vermont Department of Health for a virtual discussion on Addressing LGBTQ+ Youth Health Disparities. Hear conversations around the impact of identity-based stressors and increased risk factors, including suicidal behaviors, that LGBTQ+ youth experience.
Continuing the discussion, speakers will increase participants awareness on:
- The importance of addressing LGBTQ+ youth health disparities.
- Strategies that can be used to help decrease the disproportionate rates of LGBTQ+ suicide risk.
- How to provide support and effective resources to these groups.
Meet the speaker:
- Robin Matthies, MSW, Director of Social and Behavioral Health, ASTHO