{"id":52324,"date":"2024-04-14T12:05:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T16:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=52324"},"modified":"2024-04-14T12:05:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T16:05:15","slug":"glow-out-hosts-rainbow-resilience-youth-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/04\/14\/glow-out-hosts-rainbow-resilience-youth-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"GLOW OUT! hosts Rainbow Resilience Youth Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The regional LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLOW OUT! is hosting a free, full-day conference focused on empowering and supporting youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Genesee Community College in Batavia on Friday, April 19, community members and professionals who work with youth will gather for informative workshops, a panel discussion, and the keynote speaker, Ashton Daley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Youth\/Young Adult Recovery Program Director for Youth Voices Matter NY, Daley holds Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degrees in social work, and has volunteered for years in multiple roles supporting trans-identifying young people in the Capital Region of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very excited to bring this event to Batavia,\u201d said Sara Vacin, Executive Director of GLOW OUT! \u201cThis is helpful information for anyone working with youth, but especially important if those youth are LGBTQ+.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Risk of mental health challenges and suicide ideation is a concern for all youth, but LGBTQ+ young adults are statistically more likely\u2014more than four times as likely\u2014to consider and attempt suicide than their heterosexual, cisgender peers. For transgender and\/or nonbinary youth, mental health and suicide ideation can be particularly challenging \u2013 with many surveys reporting 40-50% of respondents seriously considering, or attempting, suicide. The Rainbow Resilience conference is sponsored by the New York State Office of Mental Health\u2019s \u201cMental Illness Anti-Stigma Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshops focus on suicide risk factors and warning signs; dealing with difficult family members; knowing your rights and advocating for change; and understanding and overcoming mental health stigmas. The faith-based youth organization Beloved Arise will present, as well as Roger Rosen\u2019s \u201cLife on the Stage.\u201d The panel discussion, titled \u201cEnvisioning Your Future,\u201d features \u201cLGBTQ+ inspirations\u201d and aims to encourage youth to imagine life beyond their teen years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShowing the youth that we support them is so important,\u201d Vacin said. \u201cJust one adult \u2013 someone at home, someone at school, someone at church \u2013 that one supportive, caring adult can really help that child build a sense of resilience and strength.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-care sessions will be offered throughout the conference on a variety of topics including art, yoga, spirituality, nature, journaling, mindfulness, and healthy eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guests may still register, although additional lunches will not be available, at https:\/\/forms.gle\/Y7fXPkA4N35Ky2Lk7<\/a>. The conference is free to attend and begins at 9:30 a.m. at GCC in Batavia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press release The regional LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLOW OUT! is hosting a free, full-day conference focused on empowering and supporting youth. At Genesee Community College in Batavia on Friday, April 19, community members and professionals who work with youth will gather for informative workshops, a panel discussion, and the keynote \u2026<\/p>\n

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