Drawing on knowledge about community resilience and empowerment from 2SLGBTQIA+ elders who survived the AIDS epidemic, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth are developing a COVID-19 mental health program for their younger peers.
our program:
In consultation with our youth participants, we created a mental health support program currently being piloted across New Brunswick high schools. We created these program pages that detail the inspiration, goals, and session activities for each week of the pilot program.
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our zine.
In consultation with our elder participants, we created a zine called "Survival Tips from Queer Elders," which contains messages of support and encouragement from our elder participants to queer youth. Click the links below to download. For a free printed copy, please send your name and mailing address to: imaginingfuturesresearch@gmail.com.
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survival stories:
We interviewed four queer elders in the Fredericton area about their experiences of living in New Brunswick as well as other parts of Canada during the AIDS epidemic. These are stories of resilience, survival, community, and kinship. Youth participants' reflections on these stories helped inform our mental health support program.
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Click on the video to watch Rick's story.
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Click on the video to watch Moon's story.
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Click on the video to watch Serge's story.
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