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Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth and Their Families
May 10, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm CDT
Webinar by Crossover Xpand: Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources
LGBTQ+ youth are at increased risk for multiple health disparity outcomes, including increased rates of depression, suicidal thinking, and worse physical health outcomes. Mental health providers and other allies are key to providing support to families and reducing risk for unwanted outcomes. Thus, the purpose of this presentation is to provide members of the audience with an empirical understanding of the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ youth and how to use their skillset to support this community.
About the Speaker:
ALEXANDRIA MULLINS DELOZIER, PH.D. is a 2019 graduate of the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at Oklahoma State University (OSU). She completed her clinical internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), where she currently serves as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Delozier’s research focuses on understanding and addressing factors impacting health disparities and adjustment outcomes in gender and sex diverse youth and their families. Her dissertation, which was conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Mullins at OSU examined the relation between stigma, uncertainty, and psychological distress in parents of children newly diagnosed with a disorder of sex development (DSD) and atypical genital development. In addition to research, Dr. Delozier has a clinical interest in working with gender, sex, and sexual minority youth and their families. She is the current Research Director and Associate Medical Director of the LGBT+ health clinic at UMMC.
