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TIM TO THRIVE
PROMOTING SAFETY, INCLUSION AND WELL-BEING FOR LGBTQ YOUTH...EVERYWHERE!
FEBRUARY 13-15, 2015
HILTON | PORTLAND,OREGON
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LGBT YOUTH
THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION AND OUR CO-PRESENTING CONFERENCE PARTNERS ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT TIME TO THRIVE, THE 2ND ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE PROMOTING SAFETY, INCLUSION AND WELL-BEING FOR LGBTQ YOUTH...EVERYWHERE!
The deck continues to be stacked against young people growing up LGBTQ in America. The impact of family rejection, bullying, and daily concern for safety weigh heavily on our youth. By engaging a broad audience of youth- serving professionals, we can create a thriving LGBTQ youth population.
Time to THRIVE provides a “one-stop- shop” opportunity to build awareness and cultural competency, learn current and emerging best practices, and gather resources from leading experts and national organizations in the field. Exciting keynote speakers and special guests will be announced soon!
Families Not Accepting
HOME:
33% of LGBT youth say their family is not accepting of LGBT people.
SCHOOL:
LGBT youth are more than 2x as likely to be verbally harassed/called names at school.
LGBT NON
COMMUNITY:
63% of LGBT youth say they will need to move to another part of the country to feel accepted.
For those who work with students, this conference is a must as we strive to create a more engaging, welcoming, respectful and caring environment for LGBTQ youth.”
– Richard Yep, Executive Director of the American Counseling Association
CEUs FROM NBCC
REGISTER NOW AT WWW.TIMETOTHRIVE.ORG CO-PRESENTING TIME TO THRIVE: PRESENTING SPONSOR:
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