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Creating Queer Spaces from Film Sets to Sex Ed Classrooms: Lessons Learned from Developing Inclusive Sex Education Training Videos

Sex education in schools is not comprehensive, and even less so for LGBTQ+ students. As Project Director for dfusion Inc’s SkillFlix for Educators project, Mia Barrett knew this was an opportunity to create a meaningful resource for the field. SkillFlix for Educators is a digital training platform designed to help educators develop skills to effectively facilitate sexuality education, regardless of their curriculum or their own training background.

ResearchRachel WolfeSeptember 18, 2023LGBTQIA+, sex education, filmmaking, queer, inclusive education

Youth Use Collaborative Filmmaking to Visualize Mental Health Experiences

In our research study, “Visualizing Mental Health through the Lens of Pittsburgh Youth” we used a new research method called Collaborative Filmmaking to work with youth to share their experiences of mental health through the creation of short films.

ResearchMaria Pia TissotMay 23, 2023mental health, filmmaking, youth