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Greater need for social support for LGBTQ youth amid pandemic

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Greater need for social support for LGBTQ youth amid pandemic
Greater need for social support for LGBTQ youth amid pandemic

How should your child learn, traditionally or virtually?

It's a debate that’s been brewing for months.

But for parents of LGBTQ youth, it’s even harder.

ITARE NUMBERS TO PROVE IT!

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S ARTHUR MONDALEEXPLAINS - SCHOOL ISNA*SAFE SPAC*&.AND VIRTUALLEARNING MEANS MORE ISOLATIO”I REALLY AM RESTLESS, I CANSLEEP” 14-YEAR-OLD MICHAELKOHNEN (KOE - NENN) HAS THEFIRST DAY JITTERS&”OH, YES,MY SKETCH BOOK - PERFECT.VERY, VERY IMPORTANT” GOODJITTERS, HENEW SCHOOL..BUT IT ALWAYSHASNBEING MYSELF, AND BEING IN A7TH GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOL WASNA GOOD MIX FOR ME”(09:30:49)MICHAEL WHO IS A TRANSGENDERTEEN SAYS HE WAS BULLIED TOTHE POINT HE LEFT - AND HENOT ALONE.”MOST OF OUR KIDSTHE REASON THE COME TO OURCENTER IN THE FIRST PLACE ISTHEY GOT BULLIED OUT OF PUBLICSCHOOL”(09:14:03) THIS HUMANRIGHTS CAMPAIGN*YOUTH REPOR*SHOWS*LESS THAN A QUARTE* OFTRANS AND GENDER EXPANSIVEYOUTH CAN BE THEMSELVES ATSCHOOL.

THEYLIKELY TO BE SEXUALLYASSAULTED OR RAPED AS THEIRPEERS&AND FORTY-TWO PERCENTHAVE RECEIVED*PHYSICALTHREAT* DUE TO THEIRIDENTITY.”ITSTORM FOR A LOT OF MENTALHEALTH AND INSTABILITYREALLY”(09:02:24) AND VIRTUALLEARNING AMID COVID COULDCOMPOUND IT.”THEY COULD BESTUCK IN A HOME WITHUNACCEPTING FAMILY MEMBERS””THIS IS A LITTLE TOO MUCH”OVER THE SUMMER, COMPASSUPGRADED ITS INTERNET ANDBOUGHT MORE COMPUTERS TO REACHMORE YOUTH*WHO FEE* ON THEEDGE TO PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE ANDGROUP TELE HEALTH THERAPY WITHLICENSED PROFESSIONALS.”HOWARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW””OBVIOUSLY DYSPHORIA SUCKS.BUT EVERYTHING IS 10 TIMESWORSE WHEN THEYTHROUGH ANY TYPE OF BULLYING“”NO CLIENTS HAVE MISSED THEIRAPPOINTMENTS.

WE HAVE100-PERCENT PARTICIPATION”THEREGROUPS&”YOU NEED ACTIVISM TOMOVE THE NEEDLE” A SAFE SPACEAMID THE PANDEMIC.”NEW SCHOOLNEW START”“COMPASS PROVIDESSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES TOYOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES ASYOUNG AS 3.

TO CONNECT WE HAVEINFO ON WPTV.COM ARTHURMONDALE WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5”BACK IN BUSINESS AFTER BEINGSHUTTERED FO

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