Trans and nonbinary (TNB) youth continue to face significant barriers to safety, inclusion, and well-being across Canadian society. Although research consistently demonstrates that affirming families, schools, healthcare, and communities improve outcomes for TNB youth, public conversations have become increasingly polarized, creating uncertainty about how best to support young people in respectful, evidence-informed ways. Questions surrounding gender-affirming care, educational inclusion, public policy, and youth mental health have underscored the need for accessible, research-based dialogue.
In this webinar, speakers will discuss the current state of research on the experiences of TNB youth in Canada, drawing on findings from a recent white paper. They will explore key issues related to minority stress, mental health, gender-affirming care, family and school environments, and policy, while reflecting on the implications for educators, healthcare providers, families, researchers, and decision-makers. Through an evidence-informed discussion, the webinar aims to support respectful dialogue and identify practical approaches to fostering environments in which TNB youth can thrive.
Register Here >
Moderator
Audrey Moores Biography
Speakers
Marie-Claude Geoffroy
Marie-Claude Geoffroy, RSC College, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and an Associate Member of the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill University, a researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, and a child and adolescent psychologist. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion. Her research is grounded in the premise that effective suicide prevention must begin early in life. She studies the epidemiology and developmental trajectories of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide mortality, with the goal of identifying earlier opportunities for prevention in the settings where young people live, learn, and receive care.
Robert Mizzi
Robert Mizzi, RSC College, is the Canada Research Chair in Critical and Creative Continuous Learning and Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba. He has over 200 publications and presentations, many of which focus on 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion in education. He was President of the Canadian Association of Adult Education and Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. Dr. Mizzi was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame and the Royal Society of Canada (College of New Scholars). One of his most recent books is Queer Studies and Education: An International Reader (Oxford University Press, 2023).
Annie Pullen Sansfaçon
Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, RSC College, is Professor of Social Work at the University of Montreal, Canada Research Chair on partnership research and empowerment of vulnerable young people (level 1) and previously CRC on transgender children and their family (level 2). Her research program aims at understanding how different structures and contexts affect the wellbeing of gender diverse youth, including two spirit youth and propose methodologies to ethically engage with them in research and in intervention. She is the cofounder and past co-director of CRI-JaDE, the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Intersectional Justice, Decolonization and Equity.