Behavioral Health Care for Transgender and Gender-diverse People
Year Developed: 2020
Resource Type: Archived Webinar.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Language(s): English
Developed by: The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: In this webinar, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian discusses behavioral health care for transgender and gender-diverse people at health centers. This session will contextualize mental health inequities across diagnostic categories within a gender minority stress framework, propose culturally responsive tailoring of evidence-based clinical practices, and offer strategies for building inclusive, affirming, and trauma-informed environments within health centers in order to optimize behavioral health outcomes.
Resource Topic: Special and Vulnerable Populations, Clinical Issues
Resource Subtopic: Behavioral Health.
Keywords: LGBTQIA+, Mental Health, Discrimination , Medical Legal Partnerships (MLPs), Gender Identity.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.