Dear Safe Schools Coalition Members and Friends:

 

(1) Pride month special offer for Safe Schools Coalition list subscribers! 15% off REAL DEAL films and curricula from Scenarios USA

(2) Blues Blaster seeks families to participate it study … parents and their 11-14 year old children who sometimes struggle with a “low mood”

(3) New study from HRC: Growing Up LGBT in America

 

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(1) Pride month special offer for Safe Schools Coalition list subscribers! 15% off REAL DEAL films and curricula from Scenarios USA

 

In honor of LGBT pride month, Scenarios USA is offering all Safe Schools Coalition listserv subscribers a 15% of all its REAL DEAL films and curricula. Scenarios USA REAL DEAL films are written by teens, for teens, about a wide range of sexual health and social justice issues. They are Hollywood quality films and unique educational tools that you can own. Each film includes a free discussion guide. The REAL DEAL curricula are nine-lesson narrative writing-based projects that take a critical look at sexuality, gender, identity and social context.

 

Check out the REAL DEAL LGBTQ films here: http://www.scenariosusa.org/films/lgbtq/;  and check out the REAL DEAL curricula here: http://www.scenariosusa.org/for-educators/real-deal-education/. To receive your 15% discount, please use the coupon promo code SSC12 during check out.

 

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(2) Blues Blaster seeks families to participate it study … parents and their 11-14 year old children who sometimes struggle with a “low mood”

 

The youth get to test a new online game. Participants will be compensated $300 ($200 for the parent and $100 for the youth) for completing a 4 assessment points each, and viewing the program over the course of 8 weeks.  Participant feedback and opinions about the program will help us make it better.

 

To qualify, families must have access to a high-speed internet connection, and an active email account. The study is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and conducted by researchers at ORCAS (www.orcasinc.com), a behavioral science research company in Eugene, Oregon. If you know anyone interested in participating in our study, please have the parent complete a short survey at:    http://BluesBlasterStudy.surveyconsole.com

 

If you have questions, please call us at 866.822.0226 ext. 2 or email us at bluesblaster@orcasinc.com

 

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(3) New study from HRC: Growing Up LGBT in America

 

The Human Rights Campaign recently released "Growing Up LGBT in America," a study of 10,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) young people and straight youth ages 13-17. The study is the largest known survey of LGBT youth.  A major finding of the study was that LGBT youth are twice as likely as their peers to say they have been physically assaulted, kicked, or shoved at school. More than one-half of LGBT youth (54 percent) say they have been verbally harassed and called names involving anti-gay slurs.

 

Resources:

To view the report, go to http://www.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/Growing-Up-LGBT-in-America_Report.pdf.

To view the major findings, go to www.hrc.org/youth/view-statistics.

 

Among the findings:

·         “LGBT youth are more likely than non-LGBT youth to report that they do not have an adult they can talk to about personal problems. Among LGBT youth, about a third (29%) disagreed with the statement ‘There is at least one adult I can talk to about my personal problems’ while only 17% of the non-LGBT youth disagreed with it.”

·         “About half (49%) of LGBT youth say they have an adult in their family they could turn to for help if they felt worried or sad. Fully 79% of non-LGBT youth have an adult in their family they could turn to for help.”

·         “Compared with their peers, LGBT youth in this survey report a greater sense of isolation or separation from their community in general, and among specific community activities. Fewer LGBT youth have an adult in their community to talk with if they feel worried or sad, compared with their peers. When thinking of their future, LGBT youth believe to a greater extent than their peers that they must leave their community to make their hopes and dreams come true. 4 in 10 LGBT youth (42%) say the community in which they live is not accepting of LGBT people.”

·         “LGBT youth are about twice as likely as their peers to have been verbally harassed and called names outside of school (in the neighborhood or mall, etc.) as well as to have been physically assaulted outside of school. Among LGBT youth, 18% report verbal harassment while 10% of non-LGBT youth report the same; 5% of LGBT youth report physical assault compared with 3% of their peers.”

·         “LGBT youth are twice as likely as their peers to say they have been physically assaulted, kicked or shoved at school. Among LGBT youth, 17% report they have been physically attacked often while 10% of their peers say the same.”

·         “LGBT youth are about twice as likely as non-LGBT youth to say they have been excluded by their peers because they are different. Among LGBT youth, 48% say they have been excluded often while 26% of their peers say the same.”

 

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