CASHRA 2013

Dori

Palmiere

Peace…OUT

SkyeCross

1. About The Youth Project

2. Empowering Youth Since 1993

3. Engaging Youth- Why it works!

4. Some Stats

5. What’s next?

• Provincial mandate

• Serves youth 25 and under

• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

• Wide Range of Services

Support Services• Individual support• Referrals• Resources• Social support groups• Ally card program

Social Programs• Drop-in• Movie night• Wilde youth• Book club• Queer prom• Pride week activities• Camp Coyote• Camp Seahorse

Education Services• School workshops• Professional Development• Resources• Youth workshops• Resource library

-It’s our 20th

Anniversary!

-We are Youth

directed

-Engaging Youth

works!

Connecting GSAs Across Nova Scotia Informatio

n and resources

Stronger voice

for GSAs

Shared

efforts

and

events

Almost 2/3 of students with LGBTQ parents reported that they feel unsafe at school.

Being a member

of the LGBT

community is the

most likely factor

in attracting

bullying.

1 in 5 LGBTQ students reported being physically harassed or assaulted due their sexual orientation.

70% of all students report

hearing homophobic

comments

everyday in

school

90% of Transgender youth hear transphobic comments daily or weekly from other students.

LGBT youth are 3.4 times more likely to attempt suicide.

1 in 5 LGBTQ students reported being verbally harassed about their sexual orientation.

Students from

Schools with anti-

homophobia

policies are

significantly more

likely to agree that

their school

administration is

supportive of GSAs

Some Stats!