Posted: Feb 15, 2021 1:44 PM AT | Last Updated: February 15
Erin Fredericks is a sociology professor at St. Thomas University in Fredericton. (Submitted by St. Thomas University )
A sociology professor at St. Thomas University in Fredericton and her research team are pairing LGBTQ youth with elders from their community who survived the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s as a means of helping the youth cope with COVID-19.
The project, named We ve Survived Before: An Intergenerational, Youth-led Mental Health Intervention for LGBTQ+ Youth, will include an online workshop where LGBTQ elders share their stories and youth can ask them questions.
Erin Fredericks and her research team will use the information from elders to build a COVID-19 mental health support program for LGBTQ youth.