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9/9/10 Hello, This week's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex and Two-Spirit (LGBTQQI2-S) CCMH Inclusion Initiative eNewsletter has a new look. I've reduced the content and provided links where more information can be found if desired. Please be sure to note the two up-coming LGBTQQI2-S Trainings, and the RFP for AIDS Programs funding in Contra Costa County. Thanks, Tony Tony Sanders, PhD CCMH Program Manager: Care Management Unit, Access Line, and The LGBTQQI2-S Inclusion Initiative 30 Douglas Drive #234, Martinez, CA 94553 (925) 372-4401 Fax: (925) 372-4410 Local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex and Two-Spirit (LGBTQQI2-S) Resources Website: www.EastbayPride.com The Inclusion Initiative phone: 925.372.4404 and email: [email protected] ************************************* CC Cnty LGBTQQI2-S Trainings ************************************* September 21 st: Families Matter: Rethinking Approaches to Reduce Risk and Promote Well-Being for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Youth by Caitlin Ryan, PhD (Repeats from 6/9/10). Concord, CA. October 18th: Gender Matters: Concepts in Working with Gender Variant and Transgender Children, Youth and Families by Caitlin Ryan, PhD. Concord, CA. ************************************* RFP's & Funding Opportunities ************************************* Contra Costa Health Services AIDS Program Request For Proposal Guidelines And Instructions (PDF) - Federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Ryan White Treatment Modernization Act funds, including federal Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) funds, are available through the Contra Costa Health Services Department AIDS Program. Services funded through this RFP are intended to help stabilize clients' lives and reduce barriers to receiving medical attention. HRSA requires that 75% of Ryan White funding support primary care and related core services. Core services include Ambulatory Outpatient Medical Care, Medical Case Management, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Oral Health Care. The remaining 25% of funds may be used for support services, including Transportation, Health Education/Risk Reduction, Food, Housing, Emergency Financial Assistance, and related support. All services funded by the Contra Costa (CC) AIDS Program are intended to support clients to obtain regular medical care and improve health outcomes. - RFP Funding Application - Attachment A-H (DOC) ************************************* Online LGBTQQI2-S Trainings ************************************* Sept. 15th: Experiences of LGBT Youth in US Schools: Newly Released Findings from the GLSEN 2009 National School Climate Survey. Webinar: 9/15 (noon-1hr). To register cut and paste into your browser: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=2qj96p7tzinh September 23, 11-12:30: Webinar: That's So Gay: Preventing and Addressing Anti-Gay Bullying This webinar is presented by The GLBT Youth Support Project and sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. This interactive session will explore the nature of bullying and help participants identify concrete strategies to prevent and address bullying in youth-centered environments. Space is limited! To register, contact Brandy Brooks. Check out the full list on the on-line education center .If you'd like to be notified as soon as registration opens for any of these courses, sign up for our on-line education mailing list. Virtual Mentor: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identification, and Patient Care The August issue of Virtual Mentor, the American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, is entirely dedicated to best practices for GLBT clients, including youth. The full issue is available on their website. ************************************* In the Community Calendar ************************************* September 5-11: National Suicide Prevention Week. Ideas, resources, and a listing of events happening around the country are listed here. September 13 th "Undertow" opens at SF Bridge Theatre: www.undertowfilm.com/ September 14 th: Choosing Children, 25 Years Later Screening and Benefit Reception at SF Herbst Theatre September 23 rd: Sexual Freedom Day: (cut and paste into browser) http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e30ejsyo5d29059e&llr=jjktbb44 September 26 th: SF Folsom Street Fair: www.folsomstreetfair.org/ October 7 & 8 th: ISMS Conference in Berkeley: www.regonline.com/powerandprivilege October 22 nd: Rainbow Community Center's Casino Night fund-raiser in Concord. www.rainbowcc.org (Check out their September Calendar for other events.) November 13 th-20 th: Second Annual Trans Awareness Week. Submit your events and Transgender Day of Remembrance vigils to [email protected] ************************************* Trans Resources ************************************* Providing financial assistance for sexual reassignment surgery (cut and paste into browser): www.thetcal.org/ ************************************* LGBTQQI2-S Seniors Resources ************************************* Affordable SF Housing for Seniors: www.openhouse-sf.org ************************************* LGBTQQI2-S Youth Resources ************************************* It's Your Life: a new website for LGBTQ youth in foster care. This website, designed by the American Bar Association, is a great resources for youth in care and for adults working with youth in care. Take a look. Camp fYrefly Helps Queer Youth Be Themselves. "It's a camp that's created for queer youth. It's a leadership retreat at the very basic -- giving youth the skills to go back into their community to be proud individuals and give them the tools necessary to thrive in their communities .." More information is available here. Sex, Etc. Sex, Etc., a sexual health website for teens, has a newly updated resource list of websites and books for GLBTQ youth. Take a look. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning College Student Suicide Fact Sheet. This new fact sheet was developed by the Pace University Counseling Center in New York. Download the fact sheet. New video: "Ugly Ducklings: The Documentary" Hailed as "one of the best docs on queer youth," "Ugly Ducklings" explores the realities of harassment, bullying and homophobia and their devastating effects on today's lesbian and gay youth. Inspired by the award-winning play of the same name, "Ugly Ducklings" captures behind-the-scenes conversations with the play's fourteen female actors as they examine their own experiences with bullying and homophobia. Watch a clip. Bullied: A Student, A School, and a Case That Made History This brand-new video from Teaching Tolerance takes on the issue of anti-gay bullying. The video is free and comes with action steps and other resources. Read more. While you're there, take a look at this fabulous editorial cartoon and a great free lesson plan for talking about bullying. Download it. Nowhere to Go: An Issue Brief on Gay and Transgender Youth Homelessness This new resource from the Center for American Progress summarizes new data from the report On The Streets: The Federal Response to Gay and Transgender Homeless Youth. Download the issue brief. (Check out this related article: Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons: Standing up to Homelessness ************************************* And more quick headlines: ************************************* Disco-Ball Dresses and Spandex: A dispatch from transgender camp for kids (Slate.com) An End to Gay Adoption Bans? (The New York Times) Notice: The document being e-mailed is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and re-disclosure is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or are the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are notified that the dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete this e-mail from your computer. 9/15/10 Hello, Here is this week's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning Youth, Intersex and Two-Spirit (LGBTQQI2-S) Mental Health Division's Inclusion Initiative's eNewsletter. Please note space is still available in next Tuesday's LGBTQQI2-S Training in Concord, CA (see below). This training is open to MH Contractors and other health care providers as well as County Staff--please distribute. Contents: 1.) Local LGBTQQI2-S Trainings 2.) On-line LGBTQQI2-S Trainings 3.) In the Community Calendar 4.) TRANS Resources 5.) LGBTQQI2-S Senior's Resources 6.) Participate in a Survey or Study 7.) LGBTQQI2-S Youth Resources 8.) LGBTQQI2-S Focused or Friendly Jobs & Scholarships 9.) More Quick Headlines Also, check out the: Local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex and Two-Spirit (LGBTQQI2-S) Resources Website: www.EastbayPride.com Thanks, Tony Tony Sanders, PhD CCMH Program Manager: Care Management Unit, Access Line, and The LGBTQQI2-S Inclusion Initiative 30 Douglas Drive #234, Martinez, CA 94553 (925) 372-4401 Fax: (925) 372-4410 Local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex and Two-Spirit (LGBTQQI2-S) Resources Website: www.EastbayPride.com The Inclusion Initiative phone: 925.372.4404 and email: [email protected] ************************************* CC Cnty LGBTQQI2-S Trainings ************************************* SPACE STILL AVAILABLE--WALK-IN'S OK--September