Impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health (OnDemand)

Originally held on Thursday, May 5, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• Even prior to COVID-19, LGBTQ+ youth were at greater risk for poor mental health impacts than their straight and cisgender peers. The pandemic has layered on additional risk factors for LGBTQ+ youth, such as financial strain, educational disruption, increased anxiety and family acceptance struggles. This panel discussion on the mental health needs of LGBTQ+ youth will explore the legal implications of seeking care, ways to protect privacy rights under HIPAA in the COVID era, and whether telehealth has been an aid or an obstacle in providing mental health care to youth. We will cover how these answers differ depending on where the young person resides, an overview of laws governing telehealth in New York State and their applicable requirements, considerations for attorneys representing youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and intersectionality issues around the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth of color and youth who have disabilities.

  Program Fee:
  Free to members | $50 for nonmembers

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  Moderator
  Karen F. Levit, Esq.
  National Civil Rights Counsel, Anti-Defamation League

  Faculty
  Daniel Garza, MD
  Consulting Psychiatrist, Callen Lorde Community Health Center & SCO Family Services

  Allie Bohm, Esq.
  Policy Counsel, New York Civil Liberties Union

  Sruti Swaminathan, Esq.
  Staff Attorney for Youth, Lambda Legal

• 6:00 pm – 6:05 pm                  Introductions

  6:05 pm – 6:10 pm                  Practitioner Perspective

  • Vignette: Isolation

  6:10 pm – 6:30 pm                  National Overview

  • Disparate Mental Health Impacts for LGBTQ+ Youth
  • COVID-Specific Factors
  • Disparate Impacts and Obstacles to Care for LGBTQ+ Youth of Color

  6:30 pm – 6:40 pm                  Practitioner Perspective

  • Vignette: Access to Care

  6:40 pm – 7:00 pm                  NYS Perspective & Legal Implications of Seeking Care

  • Protecting Privacy Rights Under HIPAA & PHL 18
  • Telehealth
  • Ability to Consent to One’s Own Health Care
    • Setting and Provider-Based Restrictions
    • Efforts to Expand Ability to Consent
  • Disparate Impacts and Obstacles to Care for LGBTQ+ Youth who Have Disabilities

  7:00 pm – 7:05 pm                  Practitioner Perspective

  • Vignette: Foster Care

  7:05 pm – 7:15 pm                  Representing Youth

  • Considerations for Attorneys Representing Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems

  7:15 pm – 7:30 pm                  Q&A Session

• New York: 1.5 Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias
  New Jersey: 1.7 Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias
  California: 1.0 Professional Responsibility
  Pennsylvania: 1.0 Professional Responsibility

• Sponsoring Association Committee:
  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee, Danielle King & Geoffrey L. Wertime, Co-Chairs
  Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Robert A. Marchman and Matthew E. Morningstar, Co-Chairs
  Health Law, Heather A. Hatcher, Chair

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org