Allsorts Focus Groups parents and carers of LGBT+ CYP who experience self harm
Supporting parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people who self-harm
Focus groups to inform session content
21st and 26th January 2022
21st Jan session: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/217904717877
26th Jan session: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/239921420427
Previous research has shown that LGBT+ children and young people (under 25 years old) are at much higher risk of suicide and self-harm compared to heterosexual and cisgender young people.
As part of the Self-harm Learning Network Programme, Allsorts Youth Project will be running series of online workshops during 2022 specifically for parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people to provide advice on supporting your child’s sexual orientation, gender identity or exploring (and to discuss experiences of supporting your child in relation to self-harm).
To help shape these workshops, we are running two informal sessions for parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people who have or are experiencing self-harm.
The aim of these workshops are to provide a safe space for parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people to:
- Talk about their experiences of supporting their child’s sexual orientation, gender identity or exploring (and experiences in relation to self-harm).
- Meet and hear from other parents and carers who may share similar experiences
- Provide input to help shape the content of the future workshops to be offered during 2022
- Find out more about the Self-harm Learning Network programme and resources available
We encourage all parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people to participate in these workshops; however we are particularly keen to engage with and seek the input of parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people whose child(ren) may be neurodiverse, or currently not accessing mainstream education (e.g. electively home educated).
