Supporting Sexually and Gender Diverse Youth Through Trauma-Informed Care

Cristina Fernandez Conde and Marisa Van Bavel of the University of Calgary, and Fae Johnstone of Wisdom2Action discuss Trauma-Informed Care and its use with 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, practical tools for creating safer spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ youth, and how to support 2SLGBTQ+ youth to cope with and manage experiences of harm through a trauma-informed lens.

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PREVNet is located at the University of Calgary, located in the heart of Southern Alberta. We acknowledge and pay tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).

PREVNet works to eliminate violence and promote healthy relationships for youth and is dedicated to working toward addressing the systemic racism and the impacts of colonization that puts marginalized groups at higher risks of violence. PREVNet believes it is our collective responsibility to listen, learn, and act to ensure the rights of Indigenous people are recognized and implemented.