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Family Acceptance Project
Family Acceptance Project – is the only community research, intervention, education and policy initiative that works to decrease major health and related risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, such as suicide, substance abuse, HIV and homelessness – in the context of their families. We use a research-based, culturally grounded approach to help ethnically,…
The LGBT Community and Depression: What Can Parents Do?
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Using Chosen Names Reduces Odds of Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths
April 11, 2018 – In a recent study, researchers found that the risk of depression and suicide in transgender youths falls when they are allowed to use their chosen name. [spacer height=”20px”] AUSTIN, Texas – In one of the largest and most diverse studies of transgender youths to date, researchers led by a team at The…