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What is Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs)

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Incorporating LGBTQ+ Identities in K-12 Curriculum and Policy
School clubs or organizations consisting of LGBTQ+ youth and peer allies that serve a support and advocacy function for LGBT youth.
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Providing Primary Prevention and School Mental Health Services to LGBTQ+ Children and Youth: A Resiliency-Based Approach
Elizabeth K. Rhoades (Southern Connecticut State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1404-7.ch005
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of the difficulties facing LGBTQ+ youth in schools and their barriers to healthy psychosocial development. The risk and resiliency model is applied to these challenges, and specific risk factors and resiliency factors are explored. The focus is on means to foster healthy growth and development in sexual minority students through developing school-based programs and practices that have been proven to increase resiliency. The chapter provides specific strategies for school-based mental health professionals to use to increase resiliency in sexual minority youth through the application of school-wide policies and practices. Strategies for making such systemic changes and garnering support are also presented.
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