Programme

Our draft programme has now been released! To register for this event please visit https://bit.ly/LGBTQYouthMentalHealthGathering 

 

 

Welcome and Introductions from Dr Catt Turney and Dr Hazel Marzetti

12.00 – 12.15

 

 

Small Group Introductions: 12.15 – 12.45

 

 

Session 1: 12.45 – 13.45

 

 

Session 2: 12.45 – 13.45

 

Meanings of home for LGBTQ+ Young people in Scotland

 

 

12.45 – 13.05

 

 

Exploring the experience of LGBTQ+ YP: Knowledge and solutions sharing session

 

 

 

 

12.45 – 13.45

 

Using Trauma Informed Practice in LGBTQ+ Youth Work

 

 

13.05 – 13.45

 

Break 1.45 – 2.00

 

Session 3: 2.00 – 3.00

 

Session 4: 2.00 – 3.00

 

 

Trans and non-binary youth mental health in secondary school

 

 

 

 

2.00 – 2.30

 

The Lottery of Primary Care: young people and their experiences of accessing GP support in relation to gender identity

 

 

 

 

2.00 – 2.30

 

Improving the school environment for LGBTQ+ students: the need for intersectional, whole school approaches which shift the narrative

 

 

 

 

 

2.30 – 3.00

 

 

What works for supporting the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people – lessons from Queer Futures 2

 

 

 

 

2.30 – 3.00

 

Session 5: 3.00 – 4.05

 

Session 6: 3.00 – 4.05

 

Life in Scotland for LGBT Young People 2022

 

 

 

3.00 – 3.30

 

Disability mental health within  inclusive space

 

 

3.00 – 3.45

 

Understanding LGBTQ+ young people’s suicidal thoughts and attempts in Scotland

 

 

 

 

3.30 – 3.50

 

Barriers to accessing mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth

 

 

 

3.45 – 4.05

 

Magic Us! A collective poem with the voices of LGBT+ youth and their parents/ carers in county Durham.

 

 

 

 

3.50 – 4.05

   
 

Themed networking: 4.05 – 4.30

 

 

Break: 4.30 – 4.45

 

Session 7: 4.45 – 5.45

 

Session 8: 4.45 – 5.45

 

Challenges and Opportunities for Queer Youth on Social Media

 

 

 

4.45 – 5.05

 

New restrictions on social gatherings? Collectively avoid the winter blues

 

 

4.45 – 5.45

 

LGBTQ+ young people, mental health, and digital peer support – A Roundtable

 

 

 

 

5.05 – 5.45

 

 

 
 

Session 9: 5.45 – 6.45

 

Session 10: 5.45 – 6.45

 

LGBT+ Volunteering in Higher Education – Care and Concern

 

 

5.45 – 6.15

 

Queer futures and imagining the queer otherwise

 

 

5.45 – 6.45

 

Magic Us! (Second Showing)

 

 

6.15 – 6.21

   
 

Wrap up with Dr Hazel Marzetti and Dr Catt Turney: 6.45 – 7.00