Ep. 37 - Dennis
Dennis lived in a generation where you could not come out as gay because it was considered a psychiatric disorder. He even made a couple attempts at suicide. Dennis lived in a generation where there was no moral support and no role models for LGBTQ individuals. He used education to bury his feelings, receiving a bachelors degree two masters degrees, and a PhD in Public Health . He connected to The Trevor project and applied to become a voluntary youth crisis counselor in which he has been doing for three years .The Trevor project receives calls from all over the United States with children between the ages of 13 to 24 years old, who are struggling with suicide forLGBTQ youth .Dennis is a digital counselor which is done over the Internet . The Trevor project is the one that I, Dan Bolen support and you will get to see the inner workings of a volunteer youth crisis counselor . The film Trevor was released in 1995 and received an Oscar for Best Short Subject at the 67th Academy Awards. For those that would like to trained to be a voluntary youth crisis counselor you can go to their website www.thetrevorproject.org. Not only does Trevor Project receive digital program calls, but they also have a suicide hotline number 1866-488–7386 or text 678–678
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