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Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth
A report providing a comprehensive research overview and accurate information about effective and ineffective therapeutic practices related to youth of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBTQI+ Inclusive Providers FAQs
These frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) can be useful in better understanding what type of care is most appropriate for Max and other LGBTQI+ people.
SAMHSA Programs and Initiatives
SAMHSA Programs and Initiatives
SAMHSA’s LGBTQI-focused efforts include the following:
Launching the LGBTQI+ Family Support grant program. Applications are due on July 3, 2023.
Encouraging states to consider LGBTQI+ needs in administering their SAMHSA Block Grants resources
A sexual and gender minority focus in funding announcements where it is appropriate
Providing targeted technical assistance to grantees and other stakeholders issuing guidance on the implementation of the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor related to the federal definitions of “spouse” and “marriage”
SAMHSA and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have compiled a list of professional training curricula to improve the health and well-being of the LGBTQI+ population.
A Practitioner’s Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children is a resource guide that 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.
Helping Families Support Their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Children (PDF | 897 KB) is a report that provides information about sexual orientation and gender identity to help friends, family, and other adults support LGBT children and adolescents. It reports research findings from the Family Acceptance Project at San Francisco University and includes research on the impact of families on their LGBT children’s health, mental health, and well-being. It also provides ways ethnically, religiously, and socially diverse families, parents, and caregivers can support their LGBT children. Family materials and provider tools such as education materials, assessment and policy resources, research publications, and gender spectrum education and training materials are presented.
LGBTQ+ Youth
The CDC offers resources for LGBTQ+ youth and their friends, educators, parents, and family members.
LGBTQ+ Center of Excellence
The LGBTQ+ COE provides behavioral health practitioners with vital information to support the LGBTQ+ population.