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Google spreadsheetResources for Art Therapy practice and selfcare in Covid19 please add resources as you see fit. Statement of Opposition of Kansas SB 233 Upon recent efforts by lawmakers to restrict genderaffirming access to Kansans aged 21 years and under the Kansas Art Therapy Association has a duty to speak out against the harmful Kansas SB233 and similar drafts of legislation in Kansas and across the United States. Genderaffirming care encompasses many facets of healthcare including medical surgical nonsurgical mental health and psychosocial services for transgender and andor gender nonbinary TGNB individuals. This bill would take away lifesaving resources from TGNB youth and young adults which is especially concerning after data released from The Trevor Project an American nonprofit organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQIA youth found that 54 of TGNB youth seriously considered suicide and 29 of TGNB youth attempted suicide in 2019 The Trevor Project 2020.