The Trevor Project: Resources and Support for LGBTQIA+ Youth
The Trevor Project is a non-profit organization that focuses on supporting and protecting LGBTQIA+ youth. The Trevor Project offers a number of educational, social, and support resources as well as providing 24/7 suicide prevention and crisis support services to LGBTQ young people. Text, chat, or call anytime to reach a trained counselor.
WHEN MEMORIES SLIP AWAY: HOW TO HANDLE YOUR CHILD’S FEAR THEY’RE STARTING TO LOSE MEMORIES OF THE PERSON WHO DIED
In this blog post, Allison Crooks, a Clinical Director with Experince Camps, walks adults through how to understand and support grieving children who are struggling with disconnection and fear in their grief. This article offers language adults can lean on and outlines concrete ways they can engage with grieving children around memories and help them build a sense of secure connection to their person.
Free 5-Day Couples communication tune-up with Stephanie Macadaan, LMFT
Stephanie specializes in working with couples using Emotionally Focused Therapy. She has created a Free Workshop designed to give couples a resource they can use during this challenging time.
Maple CenteR: Free Online Parenting Group
The Maple Center is offering a new free tele-support group for parents to help them manage stress, communicate effectively, and reassure their children and teenagers on how best to cope with the difficulties surrounding COVID-19.
TEEN LINE
A nonprofit, community-based organization providing personal teen-to-teen education and support to help address problems before they become a crisis. TEEN LINE trains teen volunteers who are available via phone, text, and email every night from 6pm-9pm PST.
Being an LGBTQ+ Ally
The Human Rights Campaign has created a wonderful, free, how-to guide for folks wanting to become better LGBTQIA+ allies. Whether you are new to LGBTQ+ issues or you have known LGBTQ+ people for years and are looking to find new ways to show your support, this guide can help you on your journey to better understanding and allyship.
GLAAD: LGBTQIA+ Resource List
For over 30 years, GLAAD has been at
the forefront of cultural change, accelerating
acceptance for the LGBTQ community. Their website offers an LGBTQIA+ resource list that can link you to a number of organizations that provide all types of support to members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their families.
Here's Everything You Need To Know About Therapy (From An Actual Therapist)
In this Article, Farah Zerehi, LMFT, breaks down everything a prospective client needs to know about therapy. From how to start, to finding low-cost (and no-cost) options, to couples therapy and family therapy, and how to get the most out of your therapeutic relationship and experience.
SO YOUR KID’S AND ADULT: a CRASH COURSE IN NAVIGATING YOUR COLLEGE-AGE KID’S MOVE BACK HOME
Suddenly finding yourself with an unexpected roommate?
In this article, Allison Crooks, LMFT and Sarah (Sally) Gibbons, LPCC, outline the tools you need to not only survive your adult child’s sudden return home, but to turn this pandemic-prompted surprise into something that forever strengthens your relationship as a family. Learn how to help your parent-child relationship catch up to the changes in roles that have already begun. “You and your adult child would have been facing all of this eventually. Here’s your crash course.”
Want to learn How to support and affirm LGBTQIA+ kids?
Visit the Safe Shores website to get great tips and find resources that can help you learn how to support the LGBTQIA+ kids in your life. You can also visit the Human Rights Campaign’s Resource Guide for Parents of LGBTQ+ Youth for additional information.
Experience Camps
A national, no-cost summer camp program for grieving children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver. Our one-week, overnight summer camp, year-round programs, and content help to reframe the experience of grief, and empower kids with the necessary coping skills to move forward with their lives.
Looking for LGBTQIA+ events and groups?
The Los Angeles LGBT Youth Advocacy Coalition is a coalition of LGBTQ Youth Supportive Organizations in Los Angeles County. Their mission is to collaborate in advocacy, programs and services leading to safe schools, systems and communities. Visit their website to learn more about the support groups, events, and other resources available to LGBTQIA+ youth, adults, and families. You can also check out another great organization for virtual community-building: SMYAL Virtual Youth Program.
Interested in finding out more about working with your own individual, couples, or family therapist?
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Allison Crooks is an Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, working with individuals, couples, and families in private practice in Santa Monica CA. Her areas of specialty include working with older children and teens, parents, and adult individuals. She has extensive training in areas of anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, and LGBTQIA+ identities, as well as parenting and child development.