Gender Specialist Services: counselling, psychotherapy, consulting, research and professional development training. Therapeutic support for individuals, couples and families, including transsexual/transgender (trans*) and genderqueer teenagers and gender non-conforming children and parents. Assessments for readiness for sex-hormone therapy and/or sex-reassignment surgery. Gender diversity, gender-affirmative and transpositive professional development training for health care and social service providers. Publishing… read more »
Diversity Emotional Wellness Center
- Emotional Support/Mental Health: Assessment, Counseling, Family therapy, Psycho-educational support for families and caregivers, Psycho-educational support for young people, Psychotherapy, Referrals, Support group (professionally led)
- Medical Services: Assessment and administering of cross-sex hormone therapy, Assessment and administering of puberty suppression, Referrals
- Community Building / Recreational Activities: Referrals, Social events and gatherings for families
- Advocacy: Referrals, Training for other service providers, Training for schools
- Legal Services: Referrals
I have been working with transgender children and youth for more than 15 years. I am one of the qualified assessors for their readiness to transition. I currently run 2 trans youth groups and a parents group. I have also worked with different ethnic groups addressing transgender related concerns. I am also an author of… read more »
The Other 10%: Youth-Directed Bi-Weekly Drop-In
- Community Building / Recreational Activities: Arts activities, Referrals, Social events and gatherings for families, Youth drop-in group, Youth leadership programming
- Emotional Support/Mental Health: Assessment, Counseling, Family therapy, Psycho-educational support for families and caregivers, Psycho-educational support for young people, Psychotherapy, Referrals, Support group (peer led), Support group (professionally led)
- Advocacy: Assistance with self-advocacy, Education about rights and inclusion, Referrals, Training for other service providers, Training for schools
- Legal Services: Human rights law consultation
- Medical Services: Referrals
The Other 10% is a group of self-identified LBGTTIQPA +Questioning young people. Our goal is to keep kids alive by reducing minority stress. We do this by providing: A safe, fun, alcohol and drug-free place for youth to socialize; A hub for LBGTTIQPA information in the community; Current information to keep people safe; A space… read more »
CHEO – Diversity Clinic for Children and Youth, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Providers: Dr Stephen Feder (Adolescent Medicine) and Dr. Margaret Lawson (Paediatric Endocrinology) Overview: CHEO’s Diversity Clinic provides comprehensive health care and support for gender nonconforming children and youth in eastern Ontario. Assessment Process: Dr Stephen Feder does initial assessments with youth and families. Parents of young children can be seen without the child. Mental health… read more »