Family · Affirming Care
LGBTQ+ Family Support Worksheet
Family Acceptance Project — behaviors, not sentiment
Family acceptance is one of the strongest protective factors in LGBTQ+ mental health outcomes. This sheet helps family members shift from tolerance toward active support — with practical, behavioral moves.
The FAP evidence, plainly
Family Acceptance Project research: accepting behaviors from family members cut the risk of suicide attempts, depression, and substance use in LGBTQ+ young people by roughly half.
Behaviors I'm already doing
Rejecting behaviors I'm going to stop
Examples: silence when family criticizes, using wrong name/pronouns, framing as a phase, excluding partners from events.
Accepting behaviors I'll add this month
Behavior over sentiment
Kids don't measure acceptance by what you feel. They measure it by whether their partner comes to Thanksgiving.