When: Wednesday, June 15th, 9:00am-12:00pm
Presenter: Richelle Frabotta (LGBTQ+ Health Initiatives Project Manager at Public Health Dayton Montgomery County) & Amanda Northcutt (Visible Resilient Coordinator)
Suggested Audience: Undergraduate Teacher Education Candidates, IHE Teacher Education Faculty and Staff, PreK-5 Teachers, 6-12 Teachers, PreK-12 School Staff, PreK-12 Administrators

Description: This workshop will explore why now -perhaps more than ever- LGBTQ+ youth need educators to be aware, informed, and capable of support. Visible and Resilient in Community and Self (V&R), funded by ADAMHS and located in Public Health, has been active in Montgomery County schools and communities for 3 years. V&R can provide both virtual and in-person: evidence-informed lesson plans that allow for a deeper understanding of self and society; drop-in gatherings for youth with prevention education as focus; collaborative programming; workshops, training, professional development; and scholarly supports and resources for policy and programming. V&R is a multi-disciplinary, youth informed inclusive educational services and prevention program working to increase health equity for LGBTQ+ youth who are historically and systemically marginalized. Lead by a former DPS middle school teacher and a founded by a Miami University professor, V&R in this workshop, will provide facts and data so that educators, administrators, and parents can feel confident in supporting the healthy development of 7th – 12th graders.

Location:  166 Rike Hall, Wright State University