Since its inception in 2016, encircle has deployed two core initiatives to provide ongoing support to vulnerable lgbtq+ youth and their families: 1) a suite of evidence-based affirming programs designed to cultivate connection, family acceptance, and belonging, including daily peer-to-peer friendship circles; and 2) access to co-located quality mental health therapy services. Since opening its first home in provo, utah in February 2017, encircle has provided life-affirming programming to over 25,000 families and lgbtq+ youth, including 8000 subsidized mental health therapy sessions. Since encircles founding in 2016, not one youth has been lost to suicide.

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