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The LGBTQ TA Center provides no-cost technical assistance and training to seven grantees funded through the California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP) to implement and evaluate community-based programs that support mental health among California’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning populations. Over the course of six years (2016-2022), TA Center staff and consultants will work intensively with the grantees to promote strategic planning, effective implementation, rigorous evaluation, successful scaling-up, and ongoing sustainability.

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Summer 2019 Newsletter

Topics include: upcoming Two-Spirit training, presented in collaboration with the Native American TA Provider; resources related to Native LGBTQ and Two-Spirit communities; National Suicide Prevention Week resources; upcoming conferences; and the LGBTQ TA Center’s tip sheet on gender-affirming meeting planning.
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September 2019 Equity Newsflash

National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) resources, research studies on LGBTQ+ school and college mental health, a video by IPP Gender Spectrum on “Navigating Barbershops & Salons,” a report on ICE mistreatment of LGBTQ and HIV-positive migrants, a resource on child welfare supports for LGBTQ youth, and upcoming conferences.
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Equity News & Featured Resources

Study Links School Shootings to Male Gender Role Pressure
Good Therapy

According to a study analyzing 29 school shootings between 1995-2005 in the U.S., boys who engage in school shootings are more likely to experience emasculating bullying, such as being called gendered or homophobic epithets. Some researchers argue that “toxic masculinity” and the pressure of conforming to male stereotypes may also play be a predictor of violent behavior that leads to engaging in violence. Kathryn Farr, the author of the study, believes ongoing discussions about gender and gender role pressure could help prevent school shootings.

78% of Non-Cisgender College Students Report Mental Health Symptoms
MedPage Today

According to data from the 2015-2017 Healthy Minds Study, involving 71 U.S. college campuses, students with nontraditional gender identities reported two to four times as many symptoms of mental health conditions as cisgender students. Co-author Sara Abelson, MPH, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, says that studying college-age students is particularly important because many mental health conditions emerge at this time. College campuses have an important role to play in shaping student mental health, as well as addressing the role of stigmatization of gender minorities in producing stressors that can trigger psychological responses.

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The TA Center sends quarterly Newsletters, with new publications, upcoming events, and topical resources, as well as monthly Equity Newsflashes, featuring brief announcements about LGBTQ mental health news and events in California. Sign up today!
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