Accountability and Advocacy Best Practices for Service Providers Working with Youth

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In order for us to provide services that young people actually feel safe and affirmed in using, we need to consistently hold space for young people to share their experiences, and support them in having a voice to meaningfully shape policies, practices, and procedures. Oftentimes, due to power imbalances, young people face monumental risks in sharing their discomfort with service provision and calling in service providers. This looming threat of losing access to benefits in care works to perpetuate harm against young people. This session uplifts young people to share their past experiences with providers, and examines the discrimination biases often leveraged against 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, youth with disabilities, and BIPOC young people. Our panel of youth speakers share language best practices for providers to utilize to encourage honesty and transparency with clients and best practices for sustainable and meaningful youth collaboration.

Speakers

  • Kellie Bryson, Chairman, Atlanta Youth Action Board, Atlanta Youth Action Board; Partners For Home

  • Amanda Leppert Gomes, Atlanta Youth Action Board Member, YHDP Program Management Specialist, Youth Empowerment Advocate, Atlanta Youth Action Board, Thrive by Hope, a program of Hope thru Soap

  • Jacq Tate, Co-Founder, TrueSelf LLC.

  • Sanor Drame, Youth Advocate, Point Source Youth

 
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