Fostering Mental Health in LGBTQ+ Young Adults
| Responder | Nicholas Champagne-Aves |
| Project Title | Fostering Mental Health in LGBTQ+ Young Adults |
| Start Date | 7/1/22 |
| End Date | 1/31/23 |
| Project Location: City | San Antonio |
| Project Location: County | Bexar |
| Other Student Leaders | Michelle Bao, Medicine Jessica Jones, Medicine Julia Gaffney Doctor of Nurse Practitioner Phillip Yang, Medicine Mathivarshini Sivachidambaram, Medicine Abigail Sevigny, Doctor of Nurse Practitioning |
| Community Partner Organization | Thrive Youth Center |
| CSL Mentor – Name | Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy |
| Other Mentors | Laura Champagne, MD |
| Is this project interprofessional? | Yes |
| Professions Represented | Medicine,Nursing |
| Project Category | Education |
| Project Activities | Focus Groups/Surveys/Interviews,Health Education |
| Is this project conducted as part of a student organization? | No |
| Student Organization Name | N/A |
| Is this project done as part of an academic course (required OR elective)? | No |
| Course Name | N/A |
| Community Partner Name | Theresa Cantu |
| Community Partner Job Title | Life Skills Dorm Case Manager |
| Total Number of Students on Project Team | 7 |
| Number of Community Beneficiaries | 24 |
| Total Number of Other Faculty/Staff | 0 |
| Number of Other Community Volunteers | 5 |
| Mentor Hours | 25 |
| Student Leader Hours | 145 |
| Total Number of Student Hours | 242 |
| Semester Service Hours | 242 |
| What type of funding did you use to conduct this project? | CSL Mini or Midi grant from the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics |
| Mini/Midi Grant Amount Awarded | 4000 |
| Did you do this project as part of Federal Work Study from the Office for Financial Aid? | No |
| Did you receive In-Kind Donations for this project? | No |
| Amount of In-Kind Donation $ | N/A |
| CSL Abstract | Fostering_Abstract.pdf |
| CSL Poster | Champagne-Aves, Nicholas – Fostering Mental Health in LGBTQ+ Young Adults.pdf |
| Challenges | scheduling participant continuity timely acquisition of funding |
| Lessons Learned | LGBTQ+ young adults experiencing homelessness have significantly increased rates of unmet mental health needs. The current mental health and psychiatric needs of the population of San Antonio and Bexar county far exceeds the capacity of the current healthcare system. There is a clear need for this type of intervention to increase mental health literacy, access to resources, and confidence in personal mental health care. |
| Success Story | |
| Conferences Where You Presented Project | Champagne-Aves N., Bao M., Jones J., Gaffney J., Sevigney A., Sivachidambaram M., Yang P., Champagne L., Robles-Ramamurthy B. Fostering Mental Health in LGBTQ+ Young Adults. 16th Annual Community Service Learning Conference. February 4, 2023. San Antonio, Texas. |
| Publications of your Project | N/A |