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Trevor Project Honored at White House

Trevor Project Honored at White House

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The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention program aimed at LGBT young people, was honored today at the White House as part of the Obama administration's Champions of Change initiative.

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The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention program aimed at LGBT young people, was honored today at the White House as part of the Obama administration's Champions of Change initiative.

David McFarland, the Trevor Project's interim executive director and CEO, accepted the honor and met with administration officials to discuss priorities in suicide prevention prior to National Suicide Prevention Week, which begins September 4.

The Trevor Project's work includes a 24-hour phone hotline, in-school workshops, educational materials, online resources, and advocacy. It is a major resource for the administration's antibullying program, StopBullying.gov, and will participate in the Department of Education's antibullying conference at the end of September.

Champions of Change: Winning the Future Across America honors individuals and groups that are innovators in a variety of fields. Each week the White House invites a new champion to share ideas. The Trevor Project will be featured on the Champions of Change website beginning Monday.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.