The goal of this multi-phase project is to develop and pilot an intervention to increase the capacity of school health professionals (e.g., school nurses, psychologists, counselors) to prevent, identify, and address bullying of LGBTQ students, particularly of multi-ethnic and transgender students.
Online, Massachusetts
Eligibility:
English language proficiency was required for all participants
Eligibility (Youth):
Age 13-24 years
Identify as LGBTQ
Have reliable internet access
Currently attend, or have recently attended, middle and/or high school in Massachusetts
Eligibility (School Health Professionals):
18 years or older
Have reliable internet access
Currently serve Massachusetts youth in a school health-related capacity
Funder: Harvard Catalyst: Addressing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Health Disparities through Translational Research
Supported by The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center (National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health Award UL1 TR001102).
Dates:
Phase 1 (online focus groups and brief survey, developing intervention): 2017-2019, not currently recruiting
Currently awaiting funding for Phase 2
PI: Sari Reisner. Co-Is: Valerie Earnshaw, Jeff Perrotti
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