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I'm an adolescent mental health provider, here's what happens when a kid needs gender-affirming medical treatment

June 12, 2024
Part two in a series about LGBTQIA+ youth. How do I know if and when medical intervention is appropriate? Luckily, I have guidelines from trusted organizations. They have deep knowledge about the development, mental health, and medical well-being of adolescents. In my assessments, I’ll reference the specific criteria outlined for a diagnosis...
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Alexis Bleich, LCSW, MA
2024 Summer EBT Instagram Live
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EBT de Verano: ¡Informe de nuestro Instagram Live!

June 10, 2024
¿Qué es el programa de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios de Verano (EBT, por sus siglas en inglés), también conocido como Sun Bucks, y quién califica para él? Tuve el placer de hablar con Kelsey Boone, Analista Sénior de Políticas de Nutrición Infantil de FRAC sobre el EBT de Verano y cómo...
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5 Picture Books to Help Parents Introduce LGBTQ Topics with Their Kids
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Five Picture Books to Help Parents Introduce LGBTQ Topics with Their Kids

June 10, 2024
"My Shadow is Pink" by Scott Stuart is about a little boy who likes things he "isn't supposed" to like, like dressing up and princesses. But his dad shows him that everyone has a shadow they sometimes want to hide, and that it's okay to like what we like.
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Desirée Peterson
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I'm an adolescent mental health provider, here's what happens when a kid tells me they're trans

June 6, 2024
Sometimes I know before the first appointment. A parent may have been the one to reach out, to answer the question when I ask, “So, tell me what’s going on.” Maybe this is a family where the parents have already wondered about their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity (or both!). Perhaps the kid has already come out, to themselves, at school, at home, or nowhere. Sometimes it’s not on anyone’s radar - and anxiety, depression, trouble focusing, or other struggles are front and center.
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Alexis Bleich, LCSW, MA
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Invest in the Counseling Not Criminalization Act

May 14, 2024
Our school systems should be environments that encourage children to grow in both their mental and emotional abilities. Safe school settings should inspire children to express themselves and grow. Four years ago, the pandemic exacerbated the mental and emotional crisis among our young people,...
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Kelsey Reyes
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Top Actions of the Past Week: Friday, May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024
Watch and Share! Moms. Are. Powerful. In honor of #MothersDay, we’re celebrating YOU and our wins together. From the streets to the ballot box, moms are making our voices heard and inspiring our kids and communities. Talk about mom power! This year, help us mobilize moms to vote for the future we...
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Sue Anne Reed
Rep. Porter, Rep. Pressley, and Rep. Bush Introduce the Community Safety Agenda
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RECAP: Congress Introduces Vital Alternatives to Community Safety Legislation

May 10, 2024
On April 16, 2024, in partnership with the Community Safety Working Group, MomsRising stood with Representative Cori Bush (D-MO), Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) to present the introduction of the 2024 Community Safety Agenda. This press conference...
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taxday 2024
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¡Dile al Congreso “hagan que las ricas corporaciones paguen impuestos” este Día de los Impuestos!

April 15, 2024
Hoy es el Día de los Impuestos (¿Te acordaste de enviar tu declaración de impuestos? Tienes hasta la medianoche de hoy.) y queremos enviar un mensaje alto, fuerte y poderoso al Congreso de EE.UU. para decirles que deben entrar en acción hoy para asegurar que las personas y las corporaciones ricas...
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What in the IVF is Going On? Moms Are in Crisis: The GOP Wants to Keep Them There.

March 15, 2024
The battle for mom votes broke through in our national consciousness again last week with a dystopian State of the Union response by Alabama Republican Senator Katie Britt. She centered herself in a kitchen that looked like a stage set, using her motherhood to peddle her fear-based vision of America. Rife with misinformation, Britt used words and a delivery that served to increase viewers' anxiety in an already anxiety- and despair-saturated America. A place where women's freedoms are evaporating.
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It's #SOTU #CareCantWait Bingo Time!!!

March 6, 2024
Join us for #CareCantWait #SOTU BINGO at 9pmET/6pmPT on Thursday, March 7! Get your card, check off important victories for the care movement as President Joe Biden speaks, and celebrate as policies that are important to us make it onto center stage during the State of the Union! Download your...
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