Previous research has shown that LGBT+ children and young people (under 25 years old) are at much higher risk of suicide and self-harm compared to heterosexual and cisgender young people.

As part of the Self-harm Learning Network Programme, Allsorts Youth Project will be running series of online workshops during 2022 specifically for parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people to provide advice on supporting your child’s sexual orientation, gender identity or exploring (and to discuss experiences of supporting your child in relation to self-harm).

To help shape these workshops, we are running two informal sessions for parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people who have or are experiencing self-harm.

The aim of these workshops are to provide a safe space for parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people to:

Talk about their experiences of supporting their child’s sexual orientation, gender identity or exploring (and experiences in relation to self-harm).
Meet and hear from other parents and carers who may share similar experiences
Provide input to help shape the content of the future workshops to be offered during 2022
Find out more about the Self-harm Learning Network programme and resources available

We encourage all parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people to participate in these workshops; however we are particularly keen to engage with and seek the input of parents and carers of LGBT+ children and young people whose child(ren) may be neurodiverse, or currently not accessing mainstream education (e.g. electively home educated).

How to book and access the workshop

A Zoom link to the meeting will be emailed to you 48 hours before the scheduled start date.

Please book a ticket in Eventbrite to reserve your space. Please ensure you enter your email address carefully as any mistakes or typos will mean you will not receive important information about the course including the link to the meeting. Please provide an email address that you have access to regularly.

Any questions? Please email families@allsortsyouth.org.uk

Supporting parents & carers of LGBT+ children & young people who self-harm