{"id":21309,"date":"2023-12-07T13:33:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=21309"},"modified":"2023-12-12T23:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T03:40:01","slug":"trevor-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/trevor-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumnus Works to Prevent Suicide, Homelessness Through The Trevor Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A Kalamazoo College alumnus is one of the people behind an international nonprofit\u2019s efforts to prevent suicide and homelessness in youths in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might recognize the name Jonah DeChants \u201909 from reports with media outlets such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-health-and-wellness\/homelessness-linked-poor-mental-health-lgbtq-youth-report-finds-rcna14660\">NBC News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6079326\/nonbinary-lgbtq-youth\/\">Time magazine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2023\/04\/10\/transgender-nonbinary-youths-come-out-younger-ages-risks-rise\/11566100002\/\">USA Today<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/2021-set-a-record-for-anti-transgender-bills-heres-how-you-can-support-the-community\">PBS<\/a>, where DeChants has spoken about his work. He is a senior research scientist for The Trevor Project, an organization important to young people who need somewhere to turn when they\u2019re in crisis. The Trevor Project also fights for policies to protect LGBTQ youth; conducts research to improve services for at-risk youths; offers peer support through safe spaces and social networking; and promotes public awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think our services are incredibly important, particularly for LGBTQ people, because we know that their mental health tends to be poorer,\u201d he said. \u201cIn our research, we attribute that to what we call the minority stress framework. It\u2019s the idea that if you\u2019re a marginalized person experiencing anti-LGBTQ sentiments, that will impact your mental health and make you more vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Jonah-DeChants-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Jonah DeChants of the Trevor Project\" class=\"wp-image-21310\" style=\"width:515px;height:343px\" width=\"515\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Jonah-DeChants-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Jonah-DeChants-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Jonah-DeChants-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Jonah-DeChants-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Jonah-DeChants.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jonah DeChants &#8217;09 says Kalamazoo College prepared him well to serve The Trevor Project and its mission.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>DeChants said K prepared him well to serve the organization and its mission. The lessons he received taught him to effectively evaluate research and arguments. Plus, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/study-abroad\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/study-abroad\/\">study abroad<\/a> experience in France\u2014where he had to navigate boldly in a second language\u2014increased his confidence in public speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After graduating, DeChants stayed in Kalamazoo to work for AmeriCorps VISTA for two years while assisting PeaceJam, a local nonprofit that offers social justice programming for youths from kindergarten through college, as well as training for adults working to address pressing humanitarian issues. He later moved to Philadelphia to pursue a master\u2019s degree in social policy at the University of Pennsylvania with a focus on LGBTQ issues. In Philly, he worked at the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, administering a grant that focused on housing for young people who aged out of the foster care system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon moving west, DeChants began a doctoral program at the University of Denver\u2014where he examined youth homelessness with a focus on the LGBTQ community\u2014before a postdoc at Colorado State University that emphasized social justice and social work programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pandemic then left jobs in his chosen field hard to come by. However, that proved to be a blessing in disguise as his background made him a perfect fit for The Trevor Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel very fortunate to be working with Trevor,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was not something that I really knew was an option before I started here. I went into the doctoral program because I wanted to be a professor of social work, and I mostly wanted to be in the classroom and doing research there. But changing gears has been a good detour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeChants now works remotely and concentrates his efforts on writing for peer-reviewed journals or The Trevor Project\u2019s website. He also performs statistical work and takes great pride in what he produces, especially when someone recognizes his research as something that comes from The Trevor Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s been particularly meaningful to be doing this work in the last two to three years when we&#8217;ve seen this historic rise of anti-LGBTQ, anti-trans and anti-nonbinary legislation,\u201d he said. \u201cOur data consistently show that young people are paying attention to politics. They know what&#8217;s being said and they know what it feels like to have their humanity debated in the media, at a school board meeting or in a state or national legislature. I think we\u2019re giving people information about these issues at a moment when legal rights are in the balance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeChants knows he makes a difference in the world because he assures and amplifies The Trevor Project\u2019s outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m frequently pleasantly surprised at the number of people who attend a presentation I&#8217;m giving in a conference and then say, \u2018I know someone who used your services and I just want to thank you for being there for them,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cIt&#8217;s one thing to see the number of contacts we serve on a spreadsheet or in a report. It&#8217;s another thing to actually have multiple people in multiple settings and states say, \u2018This was important to me\u2019 or \u2018Someone I love really needed it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Help is Available<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Trevor Project has recently extended its partnership with the 988 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/get-help\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/get-help\/\">Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline<\/a>. The Trevor Project is one of seven centers helping to ensure that LGBTQ people who contact 988 receive LGBTQ-competent and inclusive care via phone, text and chat. The organization also provides options to connect to a crisis counselor 24\/7 through its website. If you or someone you know is in crisis, visit The Trevor Project to connect via phone, chat or text.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonah DeChants \u201909 works for The Trevor Project and is one of the people behind its efforts to prevent suicide and homelessness in LGBTQ youths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":21310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,3],"tags":[31],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-21309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-news","tag-alumni"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Trevor Project Works to Stop Suicide, Homelessness - News and Events<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jonah DeChants \u201909 works for The Trevor Project and is one of the people behind its efforts to prevent suicide and homelessness in LGBTQ youths.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/trevor-project\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"K Alumnus Works to Prevent Suicide, Homelessness Through the Trevor Project\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jonah DeChants \u201909 works for The Trevor Project and is one of the people behind its efforts to prevent suicide and homelessness in LGBTQ youths.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/trevor-project\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News and Events\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KalamazooCollege\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-07T17:33:15+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-13T03:40:01+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Jonah-DeChants.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"854\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Andy Brown\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"K Alumnus Works to Prevent Suicide, Homelessness Through the Trevor Project\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@kcollege\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@kcollege\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Andy Brown\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/trevor-project\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/trevor-project\/\",\"name\":\"Trevor Project Works to Stop Suicide, Homelessness - 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