Project SPACES: Supporting Parents in Accepting Their Children’s Experiences of Stigma

The Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative has developed a program for parents of LGBTQ individuals. Project SPACES, consists of brief online reflection activities to reduce conflict and build acceptance and understanding within the family. Researchers at Yale have tested the efficacy of these reflection activities and findings are forthcoming.

Although we are no longer recruiting participants for the trial, we have made the activities free to access. If you are the parent of an LGBTQ individual and would like to try these reflection activities yourself, you can download them here.

Participation in these reflection activities is completely voluntary. You will complete these reflection activities on your own and we will not be monitoring or collecting your responses.

Disclaimer: The reflection activities have not yet been shown to be effective and do not replace professional help. If you are currently experiencing emotional distress, mental health challenges, or problems in your relationships, please consult with a mental health professional.

How it works:

In response to each prompt, we recommend that you free-write (stream of consciousness) for 20 minutes, and complete each of the three prompts on three consecutive days. You may use any method to reflect, by either typing your responses into the fillable PDF text boxes that we provide, using your own word processing or notes app, or writing in a physical journal.