SFUSD School Health Programs Department :: Support Services for Sexual Minority Youth

FEATURED PROGRAMS

	ExCEL After School Programs
	Nutrition Education Project

ALL PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Alcohol Abuse Reduction Asthma/Indoor Air Quality California Healthy Kids Survey/Youth Risk Behavior Survey Centers for Disease Control/Local HIV Prevention Community-Based Organization Program Comprehensive Health Education Program Comprehensive Safety Plan for Every School Computer Based Health Strategies Condom Availability Program Crisis Response Elementary School Counseling Grant (ESCG) Elementary School Health Advocates Elementary School Truancy Program Expanded Collaboratives for Excellence in Learning (ExCEL After School Programs)
Featured Program Foster Youth Services Health Education Teacher Leaders High School Wellness Programs High School Health Promotion Committee Middle School Healthy School Teams Nurse of the Day Nutrition Education Project
Featured Program Physical Education and Nutrition Initiative (PENI) Physical Education Program (PEP) Positive Alternatives Program Primary Intervention Program (PIP) School Health Center School Nurse Referral Support Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE)

Support Services for
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth

…a safe environment for all students

Historical Background:
In May of 1990, the San Francisco Unified School District’s Board of Education approved the establishment of a program to provide counseling services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning high school youth. The program, Support Services for Gay Youth, began in September of 1990 as one of the programs in School Health Programs Department.

Within two years, services were expanded beyond high schools to include responding to the needs of students, families, and staff at all San Francisco Unified School District sites. In 1996, the School Board passed Board Resolution #610-8A6 which recognized the work of Support Services for LGBTQ Youth and mandated a series of changes. These changes include expanding curriculum, increasing educational materials, increasing awareness and implementation of the Anti Slur Policy, and providing professional development for all staff in meeting the needs of LGBTQ youth.

What is the goal of Support Services for LGBTQ Youth?
The Goal is to provide school site resources and district support to meet the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.

What Is Support Services for LGBTQ Youth?
A program that is completely integrated within San Francisco Unified School District that collaborates with other programs to make schools safer for all students including gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. The program includes:

Curriculum development, training, and implementation;
Counseling and referral services, including school-site group for students, families, and staff regarding LGBTQ issues;
Professional developments regarding LGBTQ youth issues;
Theater presentations;
Community Based Organizations presentations in elementary, middle, and high school classes;
Gay Pride Commemorations.

Activities within SFUSD and SHPD that support or enhance Services for LGBTQ Youth:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of HIV
Collaboration with Curriculum Improvement Professional Development (CIPD) regarding Social Studies/Language Arts Curriculum
District Anti-Slur Policy
District Anti-Discrimination Policy
Elementary Health Advocates
Health Education Curriculum
Health Education Teacher Leaders
Middle School Healthy School Teams and High School Health Promotion Committee
Safe School Planning
School District Nurses
LGBTQ Support Liaisons

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