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PROJECT ADVISORY BOARD

Now seeking 10 Project Advisory Board members - a diverse group of LGBTQ+ women in NY - to broadly oversee the development of a new mental health peer support program for LGBTQ+ women in upstate NY.

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PROJECT ADVISORY BOARD

Are you an NY-based student or enthusiast of social work, sociology, philosophy, women's, gender, or a related field? Now seeking volunteers and interns for Fall 2025.

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FOCUS GROUPS

Update as of 4/16/25:

Thanks for your interest! Focus groups are now full. Stay tuned for the results in late 2025 / early 2026.

INTERVIEWS

Update as of 6/1/25:

Thanks for your interest! We have now completed the interviews. Stay tuned for the results in late 2025 / early 2026.

LGBTQ Solace is a research and action project of the School of Social Welfare, College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY. The study is funded through the Faculty Research Award Program (FRAP-A) at UAlbany (5/1/2024-10/30/2025) and funding is managed through the SUNY Research Foundation. The study protocol, "Towards the Development of a Novel Mental Health Peer Support Intervention for Sexual Minority Women in New York State" has been reviewed and approved by the University at Albany Institutional Review Board (Protocol 23X214).