Human services providers, counselors and health care professionals are specifically encouraged to attend, said Adrian Croke, director of education and outreach for the Community Safety Network.

“As we know from the Community Foundation’s Mental Health Needs Assessment, Teton County’s LGBTQ+ community reports poor mental health days and high barriers to care,” Croke said in an email. “As human service providers, it is our responsibility to examine and decrease these barriers. CSN reached out to Stephanie Brill to help us understand this community’s unique needs and struggles, and we thought we would invite our health and human service partners to join us in this staff training experience.”

Croke said attendees can expect to leave the training with “a common framework and language for gender to support interactions with those seeking services, as well as with colleagues and other constituents,” as well as some practical steps providers can take to build a welcoming, inclusive and informed organization.

The Safety Network provides a free, confidential and safe place for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in the Jackson area.

Brill is the founder and board chair of Gender Spectrum, a national organization that works to create gender-sensitive and -inclusive environments for all children and teens.

Gender Spectrum’s resources include online groups and events for gender-diverse youth and families, as well as training and guidance for educators, physicians and mental health providers.

“By opening up our training to our partners, we hope to build a sense of community and transparency around organizations looking inward at their policies and practices to build more inclusive workplaces and services,” Croke wrote in an email.

Brill is also co-founder and board chair of Reimagine Gender, which works with corporations, nongovernmental organizations, legislators and policymakers to expand concepts of gender.

Croke said a livestream of the event will not be available.

Questions about the event can be emailed to Croke at adrian@csnjh.org.