Additional Resource Links for Mental Health Providers Serving LGBTQIA+ Youth

On Pronouns:

• GLSEN’s Pronoun Guide 
• NPR’s Guide to Gender Identity Terms 

For LGBTQIA+ Health Referrals:

• World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
• Transgender Care Listings
• Fenway Health
• New England Gender Care

For Working with Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC):

• The Human Rights Campaign provides resources on the intersectional challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ people of color
• The Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network offers cultural responsiveness resources for mental health providers working with BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ populations
• The Steinberg Institute describes the mental health impacts of being BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ 
• The Indian Health Service provides information on two-spirit individuals, a LGBTQIA+ identity unique to Indigenous/Native American cultures

General Resources for Mental Health Care Providers Serving LGBTQIA+ Youth

• Registered Nursing.org: Supporting the Transgender Community: Gender Affirming Care Resources
• The Psychology Center: parent consent to child therapy example form
• SAMHSA: training for mental health providers and physicians to provide LGBT clients with culturally competent care
• The Trevor Project offers training for adults who work with LGBTQ+ youth
• The Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE): provides resources for counselors servings LGBTQ+ individuals, including conferences, research articles, training, and courses
• National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center has an online repository of free webinars and training modules on improving health care for LGBTQIA+ individuals, with the ability to filter for resources related to behavioral health and LGBTQIA+ children and youth.
• Counseling Degree Guide provides a list of websites, articles, videos, books, podcasts, and apps to help better understand and improve the mental health of LGBTQIA+ people.