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“Social isolation has a major impact on the health status and well-being of older Michiganders. The Michigan Commission on Services to the Aging issued its yearly charge to the Michigan State Advisory Council on Aging to investigate the impact of social isolation on Michigan’s older adults, with a special emphasis on equity.”
“Although I do not have control over the violent behavior of another, I do have a choice about how to respond and how to best get myself and my children, grandchildren, or other dependents to safety.”
“The third annual survey finds that 42% of respondents seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth. An overwhelming majority of LGBTQ youth also reported recent symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder, yet nearly half of respondents reported wanting mental health care in the past year but were not able to get it.”
This toolkit “lays out four simple steps for providing accommodations to survivors with disabilities, and includes sample language you can use when talking to survivors.”
“Currently, in our culture, transgender people have become more prominent in the public eye (for example, in politics and in entertainment) and transgender people have been able to be more out and open about being transgender/gender non-conforming.”
This resource explains what not to say, what to say instead, and provides and explanation with examples.
“The information provided here addresses frequently asked questions, common challenges, best practices, templates for adaptation, and resources for additional information and assistance. Several resources support building collaborative partnerships and cross training efforts between the domestic violence and HIV/AIDS fields.”
Why are Black women disproportionately at risk of sexual violence? What are the consequences? What can we do?
“This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) and its consequences across the lifespan.”
“Using data from The Trevor Project’s 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, this brief focuses on foster care and suicide risk among LGBTQ youth.”
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