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The Riverside County Suicide Prevention Coalition works collectively to eliminate suicide deaths and suicide attempts and increase resources and supports in Riverside County.
While grief is an integral part of the human experience, LGBTQ+ youth and adults often navigate additional layers of emotional complexity due to societal stigma, discrimination, and the struggle for acceptance in a heteronormative world. The loss of loved ones or mentors, facing rejection from family or society, and the trauma of hate crimes are just a few examples of the grief experiences that can be amplified for LGBTQ+ community members. In this article we delve into the additional layers of disenfranchised, compounded, and collective grief often experienced by LGBTQ+ youth and communities. Understanding and acknowledging these complex facets of grief are essential in fostering compassionate and queer affirming spaces.
Somos Familia was founded by two moms from the East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area) with Latino gay and bisexual sons in 2007 to reach out to other families. With a group of volunteers and staff of different generations, they established the following mission and vision: Somos Familia builds leadership in our Latinx families and communities to create a culture where people of diverse genders and sexual orientations can thrive.
RIP Corey: My Friend Died and It Sucks! is a GRAPHIC NOVEL for readers of all abilities that does not overwhelm, so teens and young adults will feel compelled to open it, look at it, and find the support they need to process, talk about, and heal their grief.
This fictional story, based an a TRUE STORY, follows high school senior, Sam, who is grieving the unexpected death of their best friend, Corey, following his 50 day hospital stay. Sam must now find a way through their new reality.