Caring for LGBTQ+ Youth in Maine: Emphasis on the 'T'  Join expert speakers from Maine Medical Center, Northern Light Health, the Maine CDC, OUT Maine and the Hasbro Children’s Hospital on topics including Supporting Transgender Youth in Maine; Providing Support to Transgender Youth and Families; Mental Health Needs of Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Gender Questioning Youth; Data-Driven Policy on School Based Services for Sexual Minority Youth; and Clinical Care for Gender Transitioning Youth. To read about the speakers and register for the program, visit http://www.maineaap.org/conferences   

Other programs in January include a Town Hall 'Adolescent Mental Health and Suicide Risk' on Thursday, January 7th at 7pm featuring speakers David Walter, DO, Medical Director at Spurwink; Amy Mayhew, MD, Psychiatrist, Maine Medical Center; Greg Marley, LCSW, Clinical Director at NAMI Maine and Deborah Hagler, MD, President of the Maine AAP, Pediatrician and Director of Wellness at MidCoast Hospital as they discuss the escalating mental health challenges and suicide risk among Maine youth during this pandemic. register here and a Town Hall 'Oral Health and Kick-off to Dental Health Month (February) - more details soon.