RESOURCES

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TRANS EDUCATION & SUPPORT

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Support for Youth:
Side by Side - Middle School and High School groups, Youth Support line - 888-644-4390
Text Line – 804-793-9999

Trans Teen Talk Group - Live, moderated online chat group for trans youth ages 12-19  Wednesdays 7-9PM EST. www.GLBThotline.org/transteens 

ReadyKids Free Youth Counseling, and Teen Crisis Hotline (Text or Call 24/7) 434-972-7233 (SAFE)

Shenandoah Valley Yes/Alliance support of LGBTQ youth ages 14-20 in the Shenandoah Valley Region.

The Trevor Project Helpline: 866-488-7386 

Suicide Prevention Hotline 888-827-7571

Trans Lifeline 877-565-8866

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline 888-843-4546

Advocates for Youth

Youth Crisis Hotline - 800-448-4663

Community and Family Support:
PFLAG Blue Ridge - Charlottesville Parents' and family support group  

Side by Side - Caregiver Support Group

Charlottesville Pride www.cvillepride.org

The Women's Initiative – Therapy & groups

Trans Youth Family Allies

Gender Spectrum - Family/Provider resources

Coming Out Support:
Trevor Project  - handbook for coming out 

Homelessness and Housing:
Transgender Assistance Program - homeless prevention, temporary housing, emergency funding

Side by Side - housing for LGBTQ ages 18-25 for homelessness prevention  

National Runaway Hotline  800-786-2929

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Provider Resources and Referrals:
THACVA Transgender Health Alliance of Central Va Consultation, training, listserve for providers.

Virginia Transgender Resource and Referral List   (VA Dept. of Health, Transgender Health Services)

ReadyKids Inside Out Counseling Program and Teen Counseling Program: 

Medical and Mental Health Standards:
UCSF Transgender Care Center - Guidelines

World Professional Association for Transgender Health - PDF of standards of care 

Medical Support - Gender Affirming:
UVA Family Medicine Crozet Gender Health Clinic and UVA Teen and Young Adult Health Clinic - Charlottesville

Planned Parenthood - Charlottesville and Richmond 

Trans Futures Health Fund - micro grants in Va for hormones or surgeries - Facebook group 

Trans Family SOS  - Advocates for patients who insurance denies gender affirming care/procedures

Whitman Walker Clinic  - Gender Affirming Care 

School Resources:
The Virtual School Lab - Gender Safe Schools

Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network GLSEN - Resources for students/GSAs, and educators

Schools in Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools 

National Education Association - publications for schools and legal guidance (search transgender)

National Youth Advocacy Coalition 

Partner Violence/Sexual Assault:
Sexual Assault Resource Agency - SARA recognizes LGBTQ sexual violence Hotline 24/7 - 434-977-7273

Shelter for Help In Emergency SHE 24 Hour Hotline  434-293-8509

Va Anti-violence Project - LGBTQ Abuse, Assault, Stalking Call 866-356-6998 Text 804-793-9999

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Human rights:
ACLU - LGBT Rights 

Equality Va and TIES - Transgender Information  and Empowement Summit  

Whitman Walker - Legal services and ID changes 

Southern Poverty Law Center 

Virginia Anti-Violence Project  

Human Rights Campaign  

National Gay & Lesbian Task Force

NCLR - Advocacy against LGBT discrimination

Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia

Religious Support for LGBTQ:
People of Faith for Equality in Va - FB Group 

Soul Force group and LGBT bible resources

Sojourners United Church of Christ 

Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Universalist  

Congregation Beth Israel 

Charlottesville Friends Meeting / Quakers 

Juvenile Justice Support for LGBTQ:
The Equity Project for LGBT Youth in the Juvenile Justice System. www.equityproject.org
NCL - Advocacy for LGBT and Trans Youth www.nclrights.org/our-work/youth/juvenile-justice/ www.nclrights.org/our-work/youth/transgender-youth/

Online Publications and Books:
The Gender Affirmative Model: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Supporting Transgender and Gender Expansive Children, Edited by Colt Keo-Meier and Diane Ehrensaft

The Transgender child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals By S.Brill

Trauma, Resilience, and Health Promotion in LGBT Patients: What Every Healthcare Provider Should Know. Edited by Kristen L. Eckerstrand and Jennifer Potter. 

I am Jazz, By Jazz Jennings (co-authored children's book about growing up transgender)

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, By Susan Kaklin

Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community, Edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth

Good Reads Book List for Trans Teen

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POLYVAGAL

(forthcoming)