UBC Evaluation of SOGI 123 in BC Schools

In October 2024, the UBC Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC) in the School of Nursing released a report outlining their evaluation of SOGI 123, a study led by Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc, professor and Executive Director of SARAVYC. They shared that findings from the evaluation show that SOGI 123 has been effective in decreasing bullying and sexual orientation discrimination for both LGBQ+ students as well as for heterosexual students since being introduced in B.C. schools in 2016.

We were pleased to learn that through this study, SARAVYC found that:  

• The training and support for school staff provided by SOGI 123 helps reduce bullying and discrimination in schools, for both LGBTQ+ and heterosexual students.   

• SOGI 123 reduced bullying and discrimination targeted toward LGBQ+ youth above and beyond GSAs’ impacts, as well as reduced bullying and discrimination among heterosexual students.

• The longer SOGI 123 and/or GSAs were in a school, the greater the impact toward reducing bullying and sexual orientation discrimination.

We’re grateful to Dr. Saewyc and the internationally recognized SARAVYC research team for the work they’ve done to evaluate the impact of SOGI 123 in BC Schools. To read more about the study and view the report, “Students feel safer here, and more included”: Evaluation of SOGI 123 in BC, you can view the report launch on SARAVYC’s website.