Pride Month is full of opportunities to recognize the LGTBQIA+ community! Southeast PTTC believes wholeheartedly in diverse education that’s inclusion benefits all folks. To do so, we’ve created a list of excellent prevention resources for the LGTBQIA+ Community.

Credit and many thanks to the New England PTTC for their original version of this important resource: https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/new-england-pttc/news/celebrating-pride-month-2022-prevention-resources-lgbtqia-community

Resources from the Southeast:

• (On Demand!) WEBINAR: Preventing and Addressing Behavioral Health Disparities among LGBTQI2-S Youth and Adults: An Interactive Webinar -Southeast PTTC
• LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Southeast MHTTC

PTTC Resources:

• NEW 4-part Virtual Learning Series: What LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC want Prevention Professionals to Know? Extensive articles, training, websites, & more. The Danya Institute, National Hispanic & Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center, & National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC.
• Substance Misuse Prevention With LGBTQIA+ Youth: A Health Educator's Guide New England PTTC
• Queer-inclusive Programming: An Ally’s Guide To Prevention New England PTTC
• LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity National Hispanic & Latino PTTC
• Engaging LGBT Elders in Prevention Programs Central East PTTC
• LGBTQ Fact Sheets for Prevention Professionals: Vaping, Suicide Prevention, Substance Misuse Central East PTTC
• Vaping and LGBTQ Youth Central East PTTC
• Building Health Equity and Inclusion Online Repository 
• Building Health Equity and Social Justice Working Group

HealtheKnowledge:

• The Intersection of Substance Use and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
• Relación entre el consumo de sustancias, la orientación sexual y la identidad de género
• Providing Affirming Care to the LGBTQ+ Community

Other Resources:

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA):

• SAMHSA's OBHE LGBT Resources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):

• LGBTQI+ Health & Well-being

National Suicide Prevention Hotline:

• LGBTQ+ Resource Page

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):

• Substance Use and SUDs in LGBTQ+ Populations

NAADAC:

• SUD-Specific Issues in LGBTQ+ Communities

Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity:

• Provides behavioral health practitioners with vital information on supporting the population of people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, two-spirit, and other diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network:

• HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS IN JUNE
• YMSM + LGBT Center of Excellence
• Building Health Equity & Inclusion

Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers (MHTTC) Network:

• Highlighted Events in June
• LGBTQ+ Resources Great Lakes MHTTC
• LGBTQIA+ Behavioral Health Resources Northwest MHTTC
• Desk Guide: Building Your Toolkit to Serve the LGBTQ Community Great Lakes MHTTC