Center of Excellence (COE) on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity
Funded by SAMHSA, the COE is designed to support the implementation of change strategies within mental health and substance use disorder treatment systems to address disparities impacting the LGBTQ+ community.
The Human Rights Campaign is a civil rights organization dedicated to attaining full equal rights for all LGBTQ+ people.
GLSEN is a national network of educators, students, and local chapters working to improve the experience of LGBTQ students through policies, curriculum, and educator training.
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN)
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC). We work at the intersection of movements for social justice and the field of mental health to integrate healing justice into both of these spaces.
This resource is a trans-led organizations that connects trans people to community, support, and resources.
In addition to being a leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ people, The Trevor Project also provides education and additional resources on their website.
National Center for Transgender Equality
This website has many different resources for transgender people, and advocates the need for policy change to advance transgender equality.
Trans Student Educational Resources
In this website for transgender students there is information about various workshops and trainings as well as additional resources.
UC Davis LGBTQIA Resource Center
This resource center works to provide an open, safe, and inclusive space and community in order for all people to educate themselves and have a space for self-exploration.
American Psychological Association
This website answers many of the most frequently asked questions about transgender people.
LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary
This resource center has compiled a glossary of terms that you can use to discuss gender identity and sexual orientation.
An Ally's Guide to Terminology
This guide from GLAAD.org offers an overview of essential vocabulary, terms to avoid, and a few key messages for talking about various issues.
The Talking About LGBT Issues series is a set of research-based resources gathered by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) which are designed to help shape discussions and deepen understanding of key issues of importance to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
This quick read is an exploration of affirming and non-affirming parenting behaviors for parents with LGBTQ+ children.
Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack I: White Privilege
By Peggy McIntosh, Associate Director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women. This article raises consciousness of the socially constructed perquisites of being deemed White in American society and offers a partial list of such perquisites as a starting point for reflection, conversation, and action.
Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack II: Straight and Cisgender Privilege
By Peggy McIntosh, Associate Director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women. In the same vein as the author's article on White privilege, this article draws attention to the socially constructed perquisites of being deemed straight and/or cisgender in American society and offers a partial list of such perquisites as a starting point for reflection, conversation, and action.
SAMHSA Behavioral Health Equity
This resource on the LGBTQ+ population includes national survey reports, agency and federal initiatives, and related behavioral health resources
The statistical results of MHA mental health screenings of LGBTQ+ people can be found here, including key findings and a downloadable report.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
This resource contains statistics and resources specific for the LGBTQ+ community inside the larger framework of mental health support provided by NAMI.
This is the largest survey to-date devoted to the lives and experiences of trans people.
Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure (GMSR)
A validated tool for measuring experiences of minority stress and resilience among transgender individuals
Multifactorial Discrimination as a Fundamental Cause of Mental Health Inequities
By Mariam Khan, Misja Ilcisin and Katherine Saxton. Published by International Journal of Equity in Health, Posted online by BioMed Central, part of Springer Nature
Research report, using baseline data from the Project STRIDE: Stress, Identity, and Mental Health study, the authors examined the health effects of discrimination among individuals who self-identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, concluding that multi-factorial discrimination is a fundamental cause of mental health inequities and may be an important cause of broad health disparities among populations with intersecting social identities.
Sexual and Gender Minorities: The Silent Majority in the World of Mental Health
By Natalia Gurevich, Society for Women's Health Research
An article about how mental health issues disproportionately affect sexual and gender minorities, who are affected by more discrimination and stigma throughout their lives than the general population.
Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic and Sexual Minority Boys and Men
American Psychological Association
Explores common, long-standing patterns of social marginalization and stigmatization experiences that have uniquely compromised health, safety and well-being. This executive summary is from the report of the American Psychological Association (APA) Working Group on Health Disparities in Boys and Men and the APA Health Disparities Office. Racial/ethnic and sexual minority males are two of the most persistently unhealthy groups in the United States.
Supporting Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
By Tia Dole, Ph.D., Chief Clinical Operations Officer, The Trevor Project
Black LGBTQ young people hold multiple marginalized identities. Under the minority stress model, experiences of discrimination, rejection, threats, and violence are compounded, and can lead to negative mental health outcomes. This article includes a discussion of common feelings, how people can take care of themselves, and what others can do to support.
Implications of COVID-19 for LGBTQ Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
By Green, A.E., Price-Feeney, M. & Dorison, S.H., The Trevor Project
This research report outlines ways that physical distancing, economic strain, and increased anxiety related to COVID-19 may impact LGBTQ youth; and explains how The Trevor Project and others can work to support LGBTQ youth during this time.
Podcast: Recovery in the LGBTQ Community
This podcast from the Great Lakes Region ATTC (Addiction Technology Transfer Center) on treating substance use disorders in the LGBTQI community.
Webinar: Understanding the Coming Out Process to Allow Others In
This webinar developed by the Northeast and Caribbean MHTTC highlights the impact of coming out and how best to support someone through this process.
Webinar: Gender Diversity in a New Decade
This resource developed by the South Southwest MHTTC focuses on increasing an understanding of diversity related to gender expression and identity as well as community experiences, research, and the impact of current events.
Webinar: Transgender Mental Health: Co-Conspiratorship
Northwest MHTTC presents a webinar for mental health providers serving queer and transgender communities. Visit the product page to find additional resources to download, read, and watch.
Webinar Series: Addressing Our Bias When Working with the LGBTQ+ Community (Parts 1, 2, and 3)
From National Hispanic and Latino MHTTC
Webinar: Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention for Families
Northwest MHTTC and Oregon Family Support Network present this webinar exploring LGBTQ youth suicide prevention from the family perspective.
Webinar: Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Awareness for Families
Presented by Northwest MHTTC and Oregon Family Support Network, this webinar explores how to increase LGBTQ youth suicide awareness from the family perspective.
