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Research devoted to interventions and other attempts to buffer the negative experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (GLBTQ) youths is lacking. This study used ConceptMapping to explore the psychosocial support needs of diverse sexual minority youths served in a GLBTQ youth-focused center and brings youth voice to currently limited literature on GLBTQ service planning. Conceptual maps generated represent the types of supports youths believe are needed to meet their needs. Three primary areas for service planning-developing protective supports, mental health-related supports, and culturally relevant services-were identified from the 58 statements and 5 clusters generated.

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31We have developed a Lagrangian model to investigate a potential mechanism based 32 on phototaxis behavior of phytoplankton cells for the formation of thin layers. We 33 assume that all cells follow a time-regulated diurnal vertical migration during which 34 they experience photo-acclimation based on the Denman and Marra (1986) model. 35 When a cell experiences stress due to strong light that exceeds a threshold level, the cell 36 swims downward, away from the light. We applied the Lagrangian model to a one 37 dimensional second order turbulence closure model that generates a realistic surface 38 mixing condition for a given set of physical parameters, such as wind and optical water 39 type. For the chosen swimming velocities and prescribed behavior, we found that, in 40 coastal water type and Jerlov III type, thin layer formation takes place up to 5 m s -1 41 winds, while 10 m s -1 winds cause sufficiently strong mixing to prevent the formation of 42 thin layer. We have also investigated the effects of changing the irradiance threshold 43 for the onset of the photoinhibition, the initial density profile and random walk 44 swimming. In conclusion, thin layer formation due to photoinhibition may be possible 45 for a low value of photoinhibition threshold that may occur either due to upwelling or 46 strong light exposure. 47 Lagrangian model 49 50 51Phytoplankton thin layers are ubiquitous phenomena in coastal areas around the 52 world. Thin layer thickness typically ranges from a few tens of centimeters to a few 53 meters, in which the phytoplankton concentration is significantly higher than the 54 background concentration (GEOHAB 2008). The structure is also horizontally 55 extensive. Dekshenieks et al. (2001) mentioned that thin layers may extend horizontally 56 for a few kilometers and persist for several days. Moline et al. (2010) observed that 57 the bioluminescence decorrelation length scale for thin layers in Monterey Bay was 58 about 3 kilometers. During the 2005 Layered Organization in the Coastal Ocean 59 (LOCO) field program, extensive field surveys were conducted in Monterey Bay to 60 study the dynamics of thin layers (Sullivan et al., 2010; Rines et al., 2010; Cheriton et 61 al., 2010; Ryan et al. 2010). Thin layers are important from an ecological point of view. 62They often occur in stratified water columns and can have special importance related to 63 the dynamics of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). The layer structure also plays a role 64 in phytoplankton growth dynamics, sexual reproduction and prey-predator interactions. 65 In this study we used the following operational definition of a thin layer (GEOHAB 66 2008): 67 1) It must have a minimum spatial coherency horizontally; 68 2) The feature must be less than three meters thick measured at half maximum 69 intensity; 703) The magnitude of the property must be significantly higher (5 times) than 71 background. 72This operational definition is slightly different from the original definition suggested by 73 Dekshenieks et al. (2001). In...