​Drawing on knowledge about community resilience and empowerment from LGBTQ+ elders who survived the AIDS epidemic, LGBTQ+ 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. Check back for the finalized program.

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.