Understanding Abuse and Safety for LGBTQ Elders and People Aging with HIV

Center for Hope

Join us as we learn with experts from The Center for LGBTQ Health Equity at Chase Brexton.

Our growing population of LGBTQ Elders and Thrivers of Long Term HIV is unique in having experienced and been exposed to oppressive social and institutional stigma and discrimination in younger years, which remains today, contributing to a lack of affirming resources to understanding, safety and care. Those lags in an already vulnerable and marginalized community put LGBTQ Elders at an increased risk in harm reduction.

Monte Ephraim is the Manager of Psychosocial Services and Older Adult Programming in the LGBT Health Resource Center at Chase Brexton. She grew up a resident in Baltimore City and continues to live there today. Monte is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who graduated from the University of Maryland. She has worked in human service for over 30 years from children and adolescents to elder programming with an intergenerational focus. Her work spans from advocacy to direct support. Monte has been the initiating committee chair of Elder PRIDE for the past 4 years, one of the organizers for National Honor our LGBT Elder Day for the past 5 years, on the HIV Long Term Care Workgroup, is a Facilitator for the Alzheimer’s’ Association, participates on the Maryland Commission on Caregivers and Statewide Victim Services Elder Justice Council. She provides individual clinical services and facilitates a LGBTQ 50 plus LTS, long time survivor group where she encourages thriving beyond surviving. In 2019 Monte was awarded a Hero Among Us by the Greater Baltimore HIV Health Services Planning Council. Monte has been pivotal in moving the LGBT LHRC Older Adult Program at Chase Brexton to the ELDERPRIDE Program it is today. She continues to speak to, present and train in areas of but not limited to aging, trauma and practical skills and competency that builds on skills and competencies. Her efforts and vision have expanded the program beyond lunch and learns to practical resources, strategies and interventions for a community that is often not considered. Sam McClure serves as the Executive Director of the Center for LGBTQ Health Equity and is a member of the Senior Executive Leadership team at Chase Brexton Health Care. She is a passionate champion of health equity. McClure is a nationally recognized keynote speaker, commentator, panelist, and a subject matter expert on LGBTQ Economic Development and Health Equity. An award-winning strategist, she created the LGBT Business Builder initiative (a collaboration between the NGLCC and the US Small Business Administration) and built local collaboration models in thirteen cities. This program ultimately won a “Bright Idea Award” from Harvard University. In June of 2019, McClure was named one of 48 Legacy Leaders by BEQ Magazine in recognition of her impact in Non-Profit and Community Development. She was included in the Daily Record’s 2021 Health care “Power 30” list.

Once you register for this training, you will have access to the Zoom link. You will also receive an email 2 days ahead of the training with the same Zoom invite, and again the day of the training. This training is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for Two (2) Category 1 CEU hours.

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