Nurses critical in assuring health needs of LGBTIQ youth
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 13:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Five American teenagers, all bullied because they were gay, have committed suicide over the past few weeks. The deaths have caused a media storm and raised a critical question: Did the social or healthcare system fail these adolescents? "Absolutely," says Concordia University Professor Deborah Dysart-Gale. "Bullying and such resulting suicides are avoidable. Healthcare workers have tools that can help queer teens no one needs to die because of their sexual orientation."