How You Can Support LGBTQIA+ Teen Mental Health
The Hub: Behavioral Health Action Organization for Southwestern CT
A division of the Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership (RYASAP)
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LGBTQIA+ Resources
Local Resources & Support
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Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering education, health and human services to children, adults and families in Fairfield County.
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The Kids In Crisis Lighthouse Program is a peer-to-peer support group for LGBTQ youth and their allies.
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Triangle Community Center offers more than two dozen, free groups that meet weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Groups include peer support, recovery, older adult daytime programming, crafts, sober social events and youth groups.
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GLSEN Connecticut is a grassroots initiative, working locally to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Anchor Health Initiative offers medical services to everyone in the community with particular expertise in the area of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Transgender medicine.
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Specializes in primary care for people living with HIV, the LGBTQ community, as well as HIV prevention (PrEP & PEP), Hepatitis C, and STI testing and treatment.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is committed to providing quality care to all Veterans including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Veterans.
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This is a free LGBTQ peer support group for young adults ages 18-29 facilitated by young adults with lived experience.
Find additional resources and information on the NAMI national site.
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RockingRecovery.org has compiled a variety of LGBTQ+ friendly resources.
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The Rainbow Center (RC) provides advocacy, resources, information, social activities, training, safe space and educational programs related to UConn’s diverse community of gender identities, gender expressions and sexualities.
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CCEH is proud to partner with GLAD, legal services organizations, and LGBTQ+ Health and Human Services Network to ensure equal access and dignity for transgender people served by the CT Homeless Response System.
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Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy, and education, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.
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The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
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Hotlines and resources from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.
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Programs and Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer or Questioning People with Mental Health and/or Substance Use Disorders
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The Gender Diversity & Resilience Program serves transgender and gender expansive youth ages 12-18 and their families.
Click image above to play this episode, GSA and Mental Health Within the LGBTQ+ Community.
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Find Gay Straight Alliance contacts and resources on this website created by the LGBTQ+ Task Force
Videos, Blogs & Other Media
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The Safe Zone Project (SZP) is a free online resource providing curricula, activities, and other resources for educators facilitating Safe Zone trainings (sexuality, gender, and LGBTQ+ education sessions), and learners who are hoping to explore these concepts on their own.