Training & Professional Development Resources in Colorado
Trailhead Institute’s Youth Sexual Health Program works with school districts, organizations that serve youth, and public health providers to ensure they have access to professional development and trainings on topics related to young people’s health and development.
Trainings are rooted in building skills to ensure that communities have the knowledge and resources to support young people in living happy and healthy lives. There are many professional development providers in Colorado who offer trainings related to youth sexual health and well-being. Trailhead is committed to ensuring that communities access the resources they need, whether offered from Trailhead staff or a fellow professional development provider.
Below is a growing list of professional development providers working across a range of youth-related focus areas. If you would like to add a consultant or organization to the list, please reach out to YSH@trailhead.institute.
Professional Development Providers in Colorado
| Name & Contact Information | Location | Focus Area |
|---|---|---|
| Bekkah Abeyta | Statewide | Thrive Consulting offers innovative and quality services around program design and development, training opportunities, curriculum, and graphic design. |
| The Blue Bench | Denver Metro Area | The Blue Bench offers a wide range of developmentally-appropriate sexual violence prevention and education programs to fit the needs of diverse metro Denver communities. Information about each program is listed on their website. |
| Candace Woods | Statewide | Supports schools, community centers, and faith communities to develop the tools they need to implement CSE programs or build skills around gender and sexuality diversity. |
| Camila Spanic | Statewide | Destigmatizes conversations around sexual health, harm reduction, and LGBTQ+ inclusion by teaching in drag. Supports CBO’s and other community spaces. |
| Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education (CHSE) Grant Program | Statewide | The Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education (CHSE) Program at CDPHE manages the CHSE grant program and provides technical assistance, support, and training for schools and school districts in collaboration with community partners. |
| Colorado Sexual Health Initiative (CoSHI) | Statewide | CoSHI provides youth with age-appropriate, medically accurate, inclusive, and evidence-based education, along with “Askable Adult” workshops for caregivers, parents and youth-serving professionals, sex ed facilitation skills trainings, and trainings for adults on supporting gender-expansive youth. |
| Fortaleza Familiar | Statewide | Fortaleza Familiar is dedicated to the wellness of Indigenous Chicanx Latinx Lesbian Gay Bi Queer Trans Two-Spirit young people and their families in Colorado. Fortaleza Familiar provides a wide array of fully customizable workshops to support your DEI efforts! From inclusive language in Spanish, to supporting parents of LGBTIQ2S youth, they have workshops for every need. To request a workshop, fill out this form. |
| HonestlyNae | Statewide | HonestlyNae is a Licenced Professional Counselor specializing in sex therapy. They provide comprehensive and culturally-responsive based sexuality education and consultation to adults, youth, organizations, mental health professionals and corporations. |
| Inside Out Youth Services | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Our community workshops train trusted adults to better support LGBTQIA2+ youth and young adults. Schools, organizations, businesses, and other groups may benefit from learning more about our community and how to be an ally, advocate, and accomplice in the long-term work of building equity. |
| One Colorado | Statewide | In order to achieve equity and inclusion across Colorado, One Colorado’s team provides training and public education on topics such as Inclusive Classrooms, Know Your Rights, and LGBTQ+ 101. Through education and open, respectful dialogue, we hope to increase the amount of community members, healthcare providers, teachers, and coworkers who engage in intentional allyship for our community. Fill out their training consultation form to learn more. |
| A Queer Endeavor | Statewide | A Queer Endeavor builds partnerships with school communities to make “unworkable” the silence that surrounds topics of gender and sexual diversity in education. Drawing on critical, queer, and anti-oppressive perspectives, we design and facilitate professional learning experiences for teachers, counselors, school- and district-leaders, and youth-serving adults. |
| Questions with Q | Denver Metro Area | Qs with Q is an independent health promotion and wellness consulting business for young people and adults in the Denver Metro Area. |
| Responsible Sex Education Institute | Statewide | Whether it is working with youth or adults, the Responsible Sex Education Institute has a variety of programming options that meet our communities’ needs. Their trained sex education experts are skilled at facilitating groups of all ages and abilities in a variety of settings such as schools, community organizations, and churches. Their programs align with national and state sexual health standards and laws. A leader in the sex education field, the Institute ensures its programs empower participants with the knowledge and skills to make their own decisions with regard to their sexual health. |
| Sam Casanova | Statewide | Sam Casanova (she/they) identifies as a Black Queer Femme Educator and Researcher who facilitates and designs curriculum that centers the needs of folks on the margins, specifically queer and trans people of color (QTPOCs). Casanova has over 6 years of educational experience and currently works as a sexual health educator discussing a range of reproductive health and intimacy-based topics in the Denver-metro area. Casanova also works as a curriculum designer who supports community members with creating culturally responsive programming around intersecting identities including race, gender and sexuality. |
| Trailhead Institute’s Youth Sexual Health Program | Statewide |
Supports organizations, collaboratives, communities and school districts in increasing access to comprehensive sexual health education for young people using an approach that is collaborative and community-driven. Programming includes:
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| Youth Seen | Statewide | Youth Seen offers trainings, workshops, & presentations to organizations wishing to enhance their services and support for our QTBIPoC/LGBTQI community. |