What is It? Suicide Prevention Month helps promote resources and awareness around the issues of suicide prevention. National Suicide Day is September 10th and is intended for the public to reach out to those affected by suicide, raise awareness and connect individuals with suicide ideation (thinking about suicide and actually constructing a plan for it)…
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It’s hard for a parent to really know what goes on in their child’s doctor’s office. Even a minor, WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT, by state laws, has access to: • STI and HIV Services • Mental Health Services • Drug or Alcohol use Treatments • Contraception • Abortions Take your teen to the pediatrician and before…
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Gay and Lesbian youths face greater risk of violence, according to the first nationwide study administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the first time that the federal government’s biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey investigated sexual identity. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SURVEY Some 15,600 students across the country, ages 14 to 17,…
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When it comes to LGBT rights, the Republican and Democratic party differ sharply. In a nutshell, The Republic platform did not specifically use term LGBT, favors state rights, freedom of religion to exercise opposition to gay marriage, and allows parents to employ conversion/reparative therapy for their LGBT children to make them straight. This form of…
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