Welcome, to “Opening the Heart” podcast and our second of four "LIVING OUT LOUD” podcasts dedicated to the North Idaho Pride Alliance.  In this episode, I am pleased to welcome Lizzie Welker to the show.  Lizzie is the former President for the North Idaho College Gender and Sexuality Alliance.  She will be talking about her passion for working with LGBTQ youth, leadership and unique challenges for LGBTQ youth.

Resources mentioned in this discussion:

Trevor Project National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health (2019) 
(https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Trevor-Project-National-Survey-Results-2019.pdf)

Heritage Health LGBTQ Counseling (Individual and Group Counseling call Melinda Soltys, LMS Contact Melinda at [email protected] or 208-769-4222.

Rainbow Squad - LGBTQ Community Youth Club, graded 6-12.  Contact Denise Neuhjar at [email protected]

More local LGTBQ recourses can be found at nipridealliance.com