Create a loving, accepting home for your queer kid
This workbook is for parents and other caretakers whose child or young adult has come out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, or any other queer identity. Ten weeks of accessible, thoughtful exercises are designed to help you gain perspective, challenge your assumptions and fears, and better understand and connect with your kid. Marc Campbell draws on his experience as a licensed mental health counselor working with queer youth and their families to provide resources and real help for parents with LGBTQ+ children. The world may not always be kind to queer kids, but your home and family can be.
SUBJECT: Queer/Trans / Parenting / Gender / Microcosm Published / Workbook
PUBLICATION: Nov 7, 2023
PRICE: $18.95
ISBN: 9781648412301
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WHOLESALE: $11.37
CARTON QTY: 40
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Marketing Notes
- 45% of LGBTQ+ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year; those who felt support from family reported attempting suicide at less than half the rate
- In 2022, 60% of LGBTQ+ youth who wanted mental-health care in the past year were unable to get it
- This workbook is for parents and other caretakers LGBTQ+ kids
Marc Campbell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida. He has worked in the counseling field for over five years. He is a part of the LGBTQ+ community and has experience working directly with LGBTQ+ youth, many of whom were homeless. As a LMHC, he had the unique experience of working as a middle school counselor, where he fought to start the first LGBTQ+ support group at a rural middle school in Central Florida. He has been involved with Equality Florida’s All Together Now Conference, Bros in Convo Initiative, aand the Central Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. His lived experience being a Black Queer licensed mental health counselor gives him a unique lens to write a workbook for parents on how to better support their queer children.
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