Mayor Brings The Trevor Project Training to San Antonio
Published on July 28, 2026
Free daylong training equips adults to support LGBTQ+ youth before a crisis happens.
SAN ANTONIO (July 28, 2026) – On July 27, 2026, the City of San Antonio hosted “Public Health with Pride: Adult Allies Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth,” a free, daylong training at Rise Recovery designed to help adults better understand, support and care for LGBTQ+ young people. Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, alongside San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and the Mayor’s Fitness Council, partnered with The Trevor Project, the nation’s leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ young people, to bring the training to San Antonio. Local community partners joined a panel focused on working with LGBTQ+ youth in our city. San Antonio is the first major city in Texas to collaborate on such an effort with the Trevor Project.
“We owe it to our young people to create an environment where they feel seen and are treated with dignity and respect,” said Mayor Jones. “Our LGBTQ+ youth experience higher rates of depression, higher rates of homelessness, and unfortunately, attempt suicide at higher rates than their peers. That is why it was important for me to bring the Trevor Project to San Antonio to provide local leaders with the training and resources needed to support LGBTQ+ youth and connect them to help before a crisis happens.”
“As a native Texan, it is particularly meaningful to see the City of San Antonio show up to support the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people and provide free, life-saving training to adult allies in the community,” said Jaymes Black, CEO of Trevor Project. “LGBTQ+ youth in the U.S. are facing a mental health crisis not because of who they are, but because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized. It’s up to us, as adults and allies, to ensure the environments where these young people live, learn, and work are welcoming and supportive. I’m incredibly grateful to the Mayor, and all the city officials involved in yesterday’s event, for taking powerful steps toward making San Antonio a city that truly sees and supports LGBTQ+ youth exactly as they are.”
Background
The training brought national suicide-prevention expertise directly to the educators, healthcare professionals, nonprofit leaders and other adults who work with San Antonio youth. The goal was to strengthen our local network of trusted adults by giving them concrete tools to recognize distress, respond appropriately and connect young people with support before a crisis escalates. The partnership also reflects the Mayor’s Fitness Council’s broader mission to connect San Antonio residents with opportunities that improve emotional well-being, not only physical health and nutrition.