On June 23, the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus and Equality Caucus Co-Chair Sharice Davids hosted a virtual briefing on LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health. Speakers included Preston D. Mitchum, Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project, and Robert Garofalo, Chief of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Resources:
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: LGBTQ crisis and support resources
- Mental Health America: Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth
- The Trevor Project:
- How LGBTQ Youth Can Cope with Anxiety and Stress During COVID-19
- Supporting Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
- U.S. Department of Education: Confronting Anti-LGBTQI+ Harassment in Schools
Speakers:
- Equality Caucus Co-Chair Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03)
- Preston D. Mitchum, Esq., LLM., Director of Advocacy & Government Affairs, The Trevor Project
- Robert Garofalo MD, MPH, Chief, Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Esther Lucero, MPP, President & CEO, Seattle Indian Health Board