This guide is intended to provide employers with the hiring experiences and challenges of, and guidelines for important considerations when recruiting and hiring, LGBTQIA+ folx. Resources for training and deeper conversations are also included. Access this resource...
LGBTQ Resources
LGBTQ+ & Diversity
This is a recording of RIPRC’s LGBTQ+ & Diversity training, presented by Dr. Vilna Tejeda and Dr. Aswood Bousseau, on January 26, 2024. This training introduced participants to why living and working in a multicultural society is essential to expand our awareness...
Pride Month Symposium: Suicide Prevention in LGBTQ+ Youth
National Institute of Mental Health's Intramural Research Program, June 2023 In celebration of Pride Month in June, the National Institute of Mental Health's Intramural Research Program (IRP) Office of the Scientific Director hosted an interactive hybrid symposium and...
2022 LGBTQ+ RI Student Survey (RISS) Data Brief
BHDDH, June 2023 The Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS) is a survey of middle and high school students throughout Rhode Island that examines risk and prevalence of youth substance use, mental health, bullying and violence, and school performance. The results of this...
RIPRC’s LGBTQAAI+ Training: Exploring Intersecting Identities with Cultural Humility
In this training, participants explored language that reflects the complex reality of gender and sexual identities and gain historical context on our modern expectations of gender and sexuality. This workshop facilitated what creative and intentional language we can...
SAMHSA Report on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Behavioral Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), June 2023 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a new data report, Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Behavioral Health: Results from the 2021 and 2022 National...
PFLAG RI
PFLAG, formerly known as "Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays," is a national support, education and advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and genderqueer or non-conforming (LGBTQ) people, their families, friends and allies....
The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity
The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity provides behavioral health practitioners with vital information on supporting the population of people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, two-spirit, and other...
Adversity and Mental Health of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Rhode Island
State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) on behalf of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH), May, 2022 This data brief developed by the Statewide Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) on...
Building Connections Podcast
Kent County Regional Prevention Coalition, 2021 When COVID 19 arrived and prevented us from meeting in person, the coalitions quickly leaned into creative and innovative ways to get messaging to parents and partners. The Kent County Prevention Coalition knew how...