Families can have a big impact, especially in the lives of LGBTQ youth. Below you will find resources about LGBTQ inclusive practices, supports, and reading lists.
Succeed Boston @ the Counseling & Intervention Center supports student growth by planting SEEDS: Social, Emotional, Educational, and Decision Making Skills, that promotes students' ability to assess risk, consider consequences, and improve decision making skills.
Succeed Boston has established a Safe Space and Bullying Prevention Hotline that is available 24/7 and staffed by trained Succeed Boston at the Counseling and Intervention Center's staff. To report incidents of bullying, please call 617- 592-2378. Please note, this not an emergency line. If there is an emergency please go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.
24/7 Respect is a program, created by the Boston Public Schools (BPS) Office of Equity, to empower students to address and report bias-based and sexual misconduct, whether it is in-person or online.
Students in grades 6 through 12 watch and discuss the film, "24/7 Respect," to better understand how to identify and report bias-based and sexual misconduct. In addition, schools are provided with optional lesson plans, enabling students to deepen their understanding of how to foster a safe, respectful, and welcoming environment for all.
The BPS Office of Equity launched 24/7 Respect in the spring of 2019 in response to an alarming nationwide increase in students engaging in bias-based and sexual misconduct, including posting offensive racial comments online and "sexting."
You can learn more about the 24/7 Respect program, here.