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MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH

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Information about caring for LGBT youth, children of LGBT parents, policy statements, and Supporting and Caring For Transgender Children, a co-branded educational resource from the AAP, Human Rights Campaign, and the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians.

The Fenway Institute is an interdisciplinary center for research, training, education, and policy development, focusing on national and international health issues.  Their mission is to ensure access to quality, culturally competent medical and mental health care for traditionally underserved communities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and those affected by HIV/AIDS.

Division 44 engages in psychological research, education and training, practice, and advocacy related to LGBT issues.  They offer Guidelines for Psychological Practice with LGB Clients and Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People

NALGAP is a membership organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of alcoholism, substance abuse, and other addictions in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer communities.

The Coalition is committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals through federal and local advocacy, education, and research.

This resource list—organized by U.S. geographical region—serves to help clinicians access the most up-to-date information.

The Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion's Healthy People Initiative provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. 

Offers information and resources to help practitioners throughout health and social service systems implement best practices in engaging and helping families and caregivers to support their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) children.

The Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention offers a three-part webinar series.  Presenters discuss the importance of changing perceptions, practices, and culture to address the needs of LGBTQI youth.

This free and flexible K-12 sexual education curriculum meets the National Sexuality Education Standards, covers all 16 topics recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as essential components of sexual health education, and is inclusive for issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Improving the Lives of Transgender Older Adults examines the social, economic and service barriers facing this population. The report includes a detailed literature review, profiles of the experiences of transgender elders around the country and more than 60 concrete recommendations for policymakers and practitioners.

The World Professional Association for Transgender Health's (WPATH) Standards of Care (SOC) are based on the best available science and expert professional consensus.

The overall goal of the SOC is to provide clinical guidance for health professionals to assist transgender, and gender nonconforming people with safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves, in order to maximize their overall health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment.

The National Association of School Psychologists has a number of resources available to assist mental health professionals in working with LGBTQ youth. 

“Projects-in-a-Box” are packaged with instructions on how to run the event, a power point presentation to help facilitate discussion, video clip suggestions and other materials, as well as handouts to complement the event.

Located at the University of California San Francisco, CoE aims to improve the overall health and well-being of transgender individuals by developing and implementing programs in response to community-identified needs.

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