Episode Details

It's Pride Month, and we're talking with Alyssa Clayden, PhD, LCSW. She first joined us in 2021 to discuss support for LGBTQ+ youth, and we're exploring the same topic in this episode. Our focus is on how parents and other family members and allies can support children and adolescents who are exploring their identities in terms of sexual attraction and gender identity. We take some time to discuss what parents may experience and how this support can be different in the U.S. and overseas. 

Alyssa is a provider with The Truman Group - https://trumangroup.com/ - long time partners of AFSPA/FSBP. We appreciate their partnership in providing our members with access to mental health care around the globe and making today's episode possible. 

For more information on benefits and programs available to FSBP members, please visit www.afspa.org/fsbp. 

Some resources that may be helpful to our listeners:

glifaa - LGBTQIA+ pride in foreign affairs agencies - https://glifaa.org/

The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Foreign Service Youth Foundation - LGBT in the Foreign Service - https://www.fsyf.org/LGBT