Supportive families and schools help prevent substance use among trans youth: UBC study

(University of British Columbia) Strong family and school connections are helping prevent transgender youth from smoking cigarettes and using marijuana, even among those targeted by violence. That's the key finding of a new national study led by researchers in the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre in the school of nursing at the University of British Columbia.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://bit.ly/2I5OtMP