Trillium Hosting Take PRIDE in Your Health SUMMIT Event

Program on June 18 will feature Secretary Kinsley and provide educational information  about health issues that may impact the LGBTQ+ population 

GREENSBORO, NC: Trillium Health Resources will host our next SUMMIT event on June 18 in Greensboro. Speakers will present about mental health needs for youth, HIV/AIDS, and more for the LGBTQ+ community. We will also share about the background for the PRIDE movement and the important activism it encourages.

The Take PRIDE  in Your Health event will take place at the Koury Convention Center and will last from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Check-in starts at 9:30 a.m. and lunch will be served. Registration is free and will include giveaways, and printed health information.

Kody Kinsley, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, will provide the opening remarks. Other speakers/panelists include:

Dru Fulcher, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director at Trillium
Lauren Mathers, Sandhills PRIDE
Dr. Devlyn McCreight, Psychotherapist and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Lisa DeCiantis, 988 and the Trevor Project

“Trillium has worked for years to recognize and address the issues experienced by the LGBTQ+ population,” shared Dru Fulcher, DEI Director at Trillium. “Through our OUTreach events, All Children All Families trainings, and Take Pride in Your Health SUMMIT, we are making sure everyone in our communities understands the help and services that are available.”

Visit our website to learn more and register for the event. We will post future event registrations on our calendar. Our Health Equity Summary covers the efforts that Trillium has completed dedicated to improving access to health care for everyone from 2012-2022.

ABOUT TRILLIUM HEALTH RESOURCES

Trillium Health Resources is an innovative health plan for individuals with serious behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury in 46 counties in North Carolina. Through contracts with NCDHHS, we serve Medicaid members on NC Medicaid Direct, state-funded recipients who are uninsured, and members on the Innovations Waiver. Trillium’s mission is transforming lives and building community well-being through partnership and proven solutions. We take an integrated approach to health and wellbeing, coordinating care across multiple systems to achieve improved health outcomes, quality of care, and efficient use of resources. Trillium is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of the individuals and communities we serve, and remains focused on delivering the right services, in the right amount, at the right time. For more information, visit www.TrilliumHealthResources.org.