larah is derived from the Latin “hilaris,” meaning cheerful — will also provide training and mentorship opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to support the growing demand for public health research that benefits vulnerable sexual and gender minorities.
The center’s plans include establishing a postdoctoral fellowship program and certificate program in LGBTQ health and awarding pilot funding to researchers so that they can generate initial data that can then be used in applications for larger government grants.The Trevor Project, which provides suicide prevention and crisis intervention services for LGBTQ+ youth, praised the founding of the center.