LGBTQIA+ Resources for Health Professionals: LGBTQIA+ Youth

Offering direct services and referrals for LGBTQIA+ youth in NYC with an emphasis on addressing health needs and housing insecurity.

Covenant House provides immediate and long-term support for young people facing homelessness, with special consideration and support for LGBTQIA+ youth who face disproportionate levels of homelessness. Covenant House operates in the US and Canada with physical locations in NYC.

New Alternatives seeks to connect homeless LGBTQ+ youth in NYC with resources to address homelessness and other disparities exacerbated by homelessness such as bullying, mental health disorders, and substance use.

The Trevor Project provides a 24/7 crisis support line that can connect LGBTQIA+ young people with a crisis counselor anywhere in the U.S. Online chat, phone, and text are available. The Trevor Project's website also has many additional resources catered to the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ youth.

Health Outreach To Teens (HOTT) is a welcoming, non-judgmental, confidential program designed specifically to meet the medical and mental health needs of LGBTQ+ adolescents and young adults ages 13-24, as well as other young people in need. These services are offered both at a youth-only medical suite at Callen-Lorde as well as a mobile medical unit that travels to areas throughout the five boroughs to meet people where they feel comfortable.

Scarleteen is a progressive, inclusive sexuality and relationships education, information and support organization. Scarleteen provides accurate and comprehensive health information for all youth, but especially those with marginalized identities. This is an excellent resource for young people to explore sexual health topics themselves and ask questions via the moderated message board or other communication services.

This explainer from the National Women's Law Center argues for reproductive justice in healthcare that includes the bodily autonomy of trans and intersex youth.

Although offered in the summer of 2020 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the author makes recommendations for supporting the unique needs of "LGBTQ+" youth are are Black, Indigenous, and people of color.

The authors present the unique challenges faced by asexual youth in a national survey of sexual and gender minority youth. The intersection of asexuality with gender is a major component in the well-being and development of asexual youth.

Authors argue for the role of children's hospitals in providing and protecting gender-affirming care for young transgender and gender diverse young people.