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Family Acceptance Project – Press Releases 

• Family Rejection of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adolescents & Negative Health Outcomes
• Family Acceptance of LGBT Adolescents Protects Against Depression, Substance Abuse and Suicidal Behavior
• School Victimization of Gender-Nonconforming LGBT Youth
• "Always My Son" Premieres at Frameline

NPR All Things Considered

Study: Tolerance Can Lower Gay Kids' Suicide Risk

(Great overview of the impact of our work on families but they mixed up our research methods so their interpretation of our methods is incorrect.)

Social Work Today

Overiew and Scope of the Family Acceptance Project

Podcast Series, Episode 33 -- Living Proof

University of Buffalo interview with Dr. Caitlin Ryan on the overall goals, reason for starting the Family Acceptance Project, barriers and challenges, and intent of our family interventions.

http://www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/podcast/episode.asp?ep=33

New York Times

Family Response Key to Health of Gay Youth

365gay.com

Treating Families as Allies, Not Enemies

Behind the Research: Caitlin Ryan

Ladies Home Journal

Discussion of family acceptance and what parents can do about school victimization

http://www.lhj.com/relationships/family/raising-kids/gay-teens-bullied-to-suicide/

Harvard Education Review

Family Acceptance Project Director Caitlin Ryan discusses some of the issues for schools in promoting family support and helping parents prevent and address school victimization

Beyond Gay-Straight Alliances

HRC - Sirius Radio:
Family Acceptance Project Director Caitlin Ryan talks about the impact of family rejection on LGBT young people's health and well-being.

Tape1

Tape2

Advocate    

Interview with family at Frameline premiere  and commentary on “Always My Son,” on the role of family support in preventing depression, suicide and other health risks in gay youth

Looking After Gay Teens

El Mundo, Madrid

Adolescentes: La incomprensión familiar daña la salud de los hijos homosexuales

Reforma, Mexico 

Enferma rechazo a los jóvenes gay

China Daily, Beijing 

Chinese parents learn to accept gay children

McGill Daily, Montreal

Family matters: Researchers find family rejection a predictor of negative health outcomes in LGB youth

Spain, Congrés, AMPGIL  

Work in Spain with Associacío de Pares I Mares de Gais I Lesbianes