Resources for LGBTQ parents of children with special needs

Resources for LGBTQ parents of children with special needs

As an LGBTQ parent raising a child with special needs, you may face unique challenges. However, by accessing the various forms of help that are available, LGBTQ families can become empowered to understand their child’s needs, handle potential discrimination and navigate their options.

Healthy Native Youth

Healthy Native Youth

Raising Healthy Native Youth Through Culturally Relevant Health Education HealthyNativeYouth.org contains health promotion curricula and resources for American Indian and…

Trading Sex and Sexual Exploitation among High School Students: Data from the 2019 Minnesota Student Survey

Trading Sex and Sexual Exploitation among High School Students: Data from the 2019 Minnesota Student Survey

This is the first population-based prevalence estimate of high school students who report trading sex for something of value (including trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation). Trading sex presents many harms to young people. In 2019, the Minnesota Student Survey – a tri-annual census of young people in Minnesota’s schools – included a new question for 9th and 11th graders:

Family Spirit Home Visiting Program

Family Spirit Home Visiting Program

Family Spirit is a unique, evidence-based home-visiting model with a reputation for success: dependability with flexibility.

Family Spirit addresses intergenerational behavioral health problems, applies local cultural assets, and overcomes deficits in the professional healthcare workforce in low-resource communities. It is the only evidence-based home-visiting program ever designed for, by, and with American Indian families. It is used in over 100 tribal communities across 16 states, and it is also used in several other low-income urban environments in Chicago and St. Louis.

The SMART Project

The SMART Project

The SMART Project is a real-world sex ed and HIV prevention program specifically for teen guys who like guys!