Great Article!

 The July 10, 2010 issue of Advance for OT ran this great article: Caring for Gay Teenage Patients

This is so needed! When my daughter was in high school not so many years ago (5) one of her good friends missed nearly an entire year due to depression. When he finally returned to school, he was ready to announce that he was gay. Luckily most of his friends stood by him and he went on to become an advocate at the local PFLAG group, went to college and presumably is living happily ever after. Another teen at the swame school did not fare so well and committed suicide. His father did not attend his funeral because he was gay. I wish that story was not true, but it did happen.

I realize we are all busy, but consider making an appearance at a local high school Gay-Straight Alliance or volunteering your time at a gay teen center. You are needed!