Connect Suicide Prevention Among the LGBTQIA+ Population: Considerations and Strategies For Providers
January 24 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am
LGBTQ+ individuals face unique and significant social and personal challenges that compromise their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. This workshop will examine the many dynamics that exist through a socio-ecological perspective and offer insights that will help providers and others supporting people in the LGBTQ+ community. This will include a review of the specific risks and warning signs for suicide and methods to strengthen protective factors and approaches around harm reduction to improve overall quality of life and wellness for gender diverse people. The workshop will offer strategies to improve environments towards safety, health and inclusion and will offer direct examples through lived experience.
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
- Define LGBTQ+ language, terminology; spectrums of identity and categories of transition;
- Explain the socio-ecological challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals;
- Describe the latest findings related to suicide risk among LGBTQ+ individuals;
- Identify elements that contribute to risk and those that offer protection;
- List warning signs to recognize signs of distress and potential risk of suicide;
- Describe effective approaches to reduce the risk of suicide among LGBTQ+ individuals; and
- Explain special considerations for health/behavioral health care providers service LGBTQ+ individuals.
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