London, Ont., researchers strive for inclusive classrooms for LGBTQ+ students
“The ultimate goal is to create a professional development tool that will allow teachers and educators to strengthen their understanding of how they can support these students that we’ve seen have a disproportional rate of mental health struggles,” said Iylah Neves, Lawson research assistant through the Mental Health INcubator for Disruptive Solutions at Western University.
“Back in 2011, there was a national climate survey done by Eagle called Every Class In Every School, and it found that 64 per cent of students that belong to queer and trans communities felt unsafe in their schoo. In 2021, this climate survey was conducted and it found that that number had decreased to 62 per cent, which is only a 2 per cent drop over a decade.
“It’s clear that whatever is being done, it’s not showing a significant impact on the perceived feelings that our queer and trans youth have inside of our school system,” Neves added.According to researchers, “youth in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community are 14 times more likely to die by suicide.” Dr. Arlene MacDougall, Lawson Scientist, director of MINDS and Psychiatrist at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, said in a statement that a focus should be “on this population who are also experiencing a higher degree of isolation, stigma and substance use.”
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