.), April 7, 2005,
11:30 AM at Burke, Williams + Sorensen, LLP, located at 611 W.

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The Trevor Project


The Trevor Helpline (866/4-U-TREVOR) is the nation's only toll-free 24-hour
hotline dedicated to suicide prevention for gay and questioning youth. CABE has over 5,000 members with over 55 chapters/affiliates, all
working to promote educational equity and student achievement for students
with diverse cultural, racial , and linguistic backgrounds.

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Founded in 1963 with the initial focus of providing
telephone intervention to people experiencing suicidal crisis, the focus of
the agency has gradually shifted from strictly suicide prevention to more
general counseling services.

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"With
messages like this it is no wonder that LGBT youth are at such a high risk
for suicide. Sadly, until we end discrimination based on sexual
orientation, we can continue to expect families, friends, communities and
schools to experience the loss of those teens who continue to feel out of
place and alone.

CHRIS Kids is a non-profit organization whose mission is to break the cycle
of abuse by healing children, strengthening families and building
community.

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We applaud the Suicide Prevention Resource Center
for addressing the issue of suicide among this vulnerable group. When the helpline is mentioned in publications such
as People en Espaol or "Dear Abby" columns, or when national network
television shows such as "Jack & Bobby" and "One Tree Hill" run the
helpline prior to closing credits, they can expect to respond to four times
their average call volume during that period. and Law Offices of Marc Coleman , each
specializing in civil rights litigation. We recognize and
honor the fact that we live in a rich multicultural, global society and that
respect for diversity makes us a stronger state and nation.

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With more than 340 affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to
improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million
people with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and
service.

LifeWorks Mentoring was founded in 2004 to bring the 100-year-old tradition
of mentoring to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.

This category concerns the experiences of students who have been bullied (either by other students or by school systems) as a result of being gay, lesbian or bisexual.

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During a recent Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) advisory council
meeting, Charles Curie stated verbally that SAMHSA does not prohibit use of
the terms "gay," "lesbian," "bisexual" or "transgender. We must take a closer look at
why LGBT teens in specific are at a higher risk for suicide than their
heterosexual peers."

The Trevor Project is a non-profit endeavor established to promote
acceptance for gay and questioning teenagers and to aid in suicide
prevention among that group. The
organization matches successful adults with transitional age youth to work
on a LifePlan, a set of short and long term goals in five achievement
areas: health , education, vocation, permanent housing and community.

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LifeWorks also sponsors a weekly support program , LifeSupport, for LGBT
youth ages 15-24 facilitated by peer mentors.
The objective of this lawsuit is to compel the State of California to
assess the academic progress of its English Learners as required by the
mandate of NCLB: States must assess limited English proficient students in "a
valid and reliable manner" that includes (A) "reasonable accommodations"; and
(B) "to the extent practicable, assessments in the language and form most
likely to yield accurate data on what such students know and can do in
academic content areas, until such students have achieved English language
proficiency.

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"Requesting that the words 'gay,' 'lesbian,' 'bisexual' and 'transgender'
be avoided and eliminated sends the message to teens who identify
themselves as such that who they are must also be avoided and eliminated,"
said Jorge Valencia, Executive Director of The Trevor Project .

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Numerous reports and studies completed since then agree (including the US
Center for Disease Control-funded Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Surveys
in 1999, 2001 and 2003) that Gibson's numbers are correct, if not
under-estimated. Teenage
suicide in general is a topic about which we as parents , families,
communities and schools should be concerned. To attempt to mask a discussion of this subject with
incorrect or vague titles is irresponsible and not forthcoming.

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The organization runs The Trevor Helpline
(866/4-U-TREVOR), the only national 24-hour, 365 day-a-year, toll-free,
confidential suicide prevention helpline for gay & questioning youth. There are 1. There is no sound educational or legal basis for this
practice.

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Date: April 7, 2005 (Thursday)
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Burke Williams + Sorensen , LLP
611 West Sixth Street Suite 2500
Los Angeles , CA 90017-3102

California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) and
Californians Together Retain Counsel to Challenge California's
English Only Assessments of English Learners

COVINA, Calif.

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On a
daily basis, they experience the reality of these statistics. Services are provided 24 hours a day by over
150 trained volunteers with the supervision of a small multidisciplinary
staff.
In an effort to provide full details of the lawsuit, CABE and Californians
Together are co-hosting a press conference on (Thurs.

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gay youth are 2 to 3 times more likely to attempt
suicide than other young people.

CABE is a non-profit organization that was incorporated in 1976 to promote
bilingual education and quality educational experiences for all students in
California. Californians Together, in
conjunction with many of its affiliates , strive to foster full participation
in a democratic society through quality education for children and parents
from underserved communities.

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., Joining Coachella Valley Unified
School District , the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) and
Californians Together jointly retained three major civil rights and education
law firms to pursue a lawsuit against the State of California to enforce the
provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act pertaining to the academic
assessment of English Learners.6 million English Learners in
California.

Californians Together is a statewide coalition of parents, teachers,
education advocates and civil rights groups committed to securing equal access
to quality education for all children.

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The three law firms jointly retained by CABE and Californians Together are
Burke, Williams and Sorensen, LLP, which specializes in education law, and the
Law Offices of Hadsell + Stormer, Inc.

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National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the country's oldest and
largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and
mental illness. Sixth Street
Suite 2500 Los Angeles, CA 90017. It was founded in 1998 as a non-profit
organization after the passage of Proposition 227.

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This indicates that lesbian,
gay , bisexual, transgender and questioning teens are still feeling alone
and suicidal.

San Francisco Suicide Prevention (SFSP) is the oldest volunteer crisis line
in the United States.

CABE and Californians Together to Hold a Press Conference on NCLB Assessment Lawsuit Against the State of California

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Suicide and the myriad of issues that Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) youth face must be addressed head-on with
frank and open language to reduce shame and stigma surrounding sexual
orientation and identity. Over the past
year, calls to their line have increased from 200-300 calls a month to
800-1200 calls a month.

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Curie and Brenda Bruun of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) that Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
remove the words "gay," "lesbian," "bisexual " and "transgender" from their
upcoming conference, we offer the following joint statement given on behalf
of The Trevor Project (Los Angeles, CA), National Mental Health Association
(Washington , DC), San Francisco Suicide Prevention (San Francisco, CA),
CHRIS Kids (Atlanta, GA) and Lifeworks Mentoring (Los Angeles, CA):

In 1998, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (of
which SAMHSA is a branch) published, in their Report of the Secretary's
Task Force on Youth Suicide, Paul Gibson's report on Gay Male and Lesbian
Youth Suicide which states:

"Gay and lesbian youth belong to two groups at high risk of suicide: youth
and homosexuals. California's accountability system solely includes academic tests
of English Learners (grades 2-11) administered in a language they don't speak
or understand.

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PRESS RELEASE Social Service Organizations Respond to SAMHSA Request

" "While we
appreciate that effort," says Micheal Faenza, MSW, CEO of the National
Mental Health Association, "this issue is now part of the public dialogue
making it imperative that SAMHSA clarify their position both publicly and
formally. The subject must be addressed clearly and
unapologetically. Services include residential
treatment for children, ages 6 - 17; independent living for youth, ages 17
- 21; in-home wraparound services and a no-eject summer day camp.

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The organization provides an array of mental health and related
support services targeted to helping abused, neglected and rejected
children become productive citizens.

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In response to the "request " from Charles
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All of these facts indicate that suicide among this highly vulnerable,
oft -neglected segment of our population is a vital and necessary topic for
SPRC to address in a frank , open and appropriately titled manner.

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