This episode wraps up the LGBTQ+ youth miniseries. Melissa & Heather will talk about  the US Department of Education’s Toolkit for Creating Inclusive and Nondiscriminatory School Environments for LGBTQIA+ students along with some other helpful resources.

You can find SafeR Journeys Podcast at https://www.instagram.com/podcast_saferjourneys/ and https://www.facebook.com/safer.journeys.podcast. Melissa and Heather are preventionists with Safe Journeys, a domestic and sexual violence agency serving LaSalle and Livingston counties in Illinois. You can learn more at http://safejourneysillinois.org/ 

Media to support this episode:

1. The CDC has a free professional development learning module for creating safe schools for LGBTQ+ Youth. 

2. Little Justice Leaders: Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Students

3. U.S. Department of Education Toolkit: Creating Inclusive and Nondiscriminatory School Environment for LGBTQI+ Students, includes resources on how schools can find funding to support the freedom to learn for all students.

4. Inclusive Curriculum Advisory Council of Illinois resource