LGBTQIA+ Scholar Series: LGBTQ+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Health Impacts and a Call to Action

  • Starts: 12:00 pm on Friday, November 1, 2024
  • Ends: 1:30 pm on Friday, November 1, 2024

Featuring Avik Chatterjee, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Dr. Chatterjee is an internal medicine and pediatrics trained physician who sees patients in shelter-based clinics in the Boston area through Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. In this talk, he will discuss the disproportionate burden of homelessness on LGBTQ+ youth, as well as the physical and mental health risks incurred by LGBTQ+ youth due to homelessness. We will also discuss individual-level and policy strategies to supporting homeless LGBTQ+ youth.

Sponsored by the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff
Speakers:
Avik Chatterjee, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Audience:
bu
Location:
Via Zoom
Fees:
free
Link:
https://www.bu.edu/thecenter/events-calendar/?eid=297803
Contact Organization:
LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff
Contact Name:
Allison Reilly