Intro to mental health support for trans/nonbinary survivors: a webinar for advocates

Description: Many trans/nonbinary survivors experience mental health challenges. Connecting with supportive people, including advocates, can make a positive difference in a survivor’s life. This webinar will explore some of the mental health challenges that trans/nonbinary survivors face how advocates may be able to recognize the need for mental health support, and the actions that advocates can take to offer support.

This webinar is open to everyone, with a primary focus on people in advocacy roles.

Presenter: Emil Rudicell

 

 

Bio: Emil Rudicell is from north Florida. They have been a community organizer and activist in a broad range of overlapping movements, with a focus on anti-violence movements, reproductive justice, and youth leadership. Emil brings over 20 years of experience working in direct service providing crisis intervention and peer counseling. They are a Project Coordinator with FORGE.

Timestamps:

Intro and agenda 0:00
Who is FORGE? 3:16
Poll: What is your role? 4:59
Affirmation and support 7:43
Trans/nonbinary mental health 11:33

Interconnectedness and identity 14:22
Stereotypes about mental health 17:54
What do “mental health” and “mental health challenges” mean? 19:10
Understanding behaviors 23:59
Impacts of trauma 25:05

Connection, trust, and communication 32:57
Basic needs and self-sufficiency 40:28
Coping mechanisms 42:40
Ways to support survivors 44:30
Advocacy Do’s 58:24

Talking about diagnoses 1:00:18
Things you can help with 1:01:27
PLEASE tool for self-care and emotional regulation 1:03:55
Recognize misunderstanding/bias 1:05:56
What do I say? Where do I start? 1:07:10

Responding to a crisis 1:07:53
What else can you do? 1:14:05
Taking care of yourself 1:19:39
Questions and resources 1:21:55