Studies show that the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) across the lifetimes of LGBTQ+ people is often higher than that of their straight counterparts. This problem is compounded when LGBTQ+ people struggle to find adequate support and services because of the unique societal barriers associated with their identities. In the case of LGBTQ+ youth of color, whose intersecting identities mean that they experience marginalization because of both their racial and queer identities, IPV is not only an issue: it has been shown that it is experienced at a rate that is at least double that of their non-LGBTQ+ white peers. Join clinical psychologist Dr. Amorie Robinson (also known as Dr. Kofi Afua Adoma) to learn how service providers, parents, and others can recognize, understand, and address the impact of IPV on the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth of color. She will be joined by Youth MOVE National Youth Program Specialist Te Jay McGrath, who will co-present and facilitate this … [Read more...] about Living on the Intersections – The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People of Color
Youth & Young Adults of Transition Age
Career Pathways in Youth and Young Adult Mental Health: Understanding the Roles of Peers, Social Workers, Researchers, and CliniciansSession 4: Exploring Mental Health Clinician Roles
This 4-part series was created for young people to learn about various careers in mental health, ask questions about how to navigate a career in the various aspects of mental health, and learn how to choose a pathway of higher education or specialized training in order to meet that goal. Learn from a group of panelists who will provide informative discussion, thought-provoking guidance, and hopeful messages that will focus on different career pathways in mental health and the spectrum of services that each featured career engages in. INTENDED AUDIENCEYouth and young adults, educators, adults that support young people, human service professionals, or anyone else interested in learning more about this topic. … [Read more...] about Career Pathways in Youth and Young Adult Mental Health: Understanding the Roles of Peers, Social Workers, Researchers, and CliniciansSession 4: Exploring Mental Health Clinician Roles
Career Pathways in Youth and Young Adult Mental Health: Understanding the Roles of Peers, Social Workers, Researchers, and CliniciansSession 3: Exploring Research Roles
This 4-part series was created for young people to learn about various careers in mental health, ask questions about how to navigate a career in the various aspects of mental health, and learn how to choose a pathway of higher education or specialized training in order to meet that goal. Learn from a group of panelists who will provide informative discussion, thought-provoking guidance, and hopeful messages that will focus on different career pathways in mental health and the spectrum of services that each featured career engages in. INTENDED AUDIENCEYouth and young adults, educators, adults that support young people, human service professionals, or anyone else interested in learning more about this topic. … [Read more...] about Career Pathways in Youth and Young Adult Mental Health: Understanding the Roles of Peers, Social Workers, Researchers, and CliniciansSession 3: Exploring Research Roles
Youth Racial Trauma Assessment and Therapy Training
In partnership with the KY Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (BHDID), the Collective Care Center (CCC) has developed a comprehensive racial trauma therapy manual for the treatment of race-based traumatic stress in youth of color ages 6-12. In this event, members from the CCC and the KY BHDID facilitated a panel discussion that explored: (1) youth racial trauma(2) youth racial trauma therapy and assessment training(3) creating a racial trauma-informed mental health organization. This recorded webinar panel discussion offers viewers tangible ways to support youth of color clinically and at the organizational level. … [Read more...] about Youth Racial Trauma Assessment and Therapy Training
Universal Mental Health Screening Strategies for Collaboration
This recorded Lunch-n-Learn addresses mental health screening needs for System of Care grantees, Healthy Transitions grantees, and other communities that have an interest in adopting a screening initiative primarily within school districts but also in partnership with other systems. Participants discussed universal screening and detection using evidence-based screening tools to address the needs of children, youth, and young adults who may be experiencing early mental health concerns. Presenters provided an overview of how universal mental health screening was piloted and scaled-up across Methuen Public Schools, a district that has screened students for the past 7 years and is currently screening students in grades K-12. … [Read more...] about Universal Mental Health Screening Strategies for Collaboration