A project that uses art to tell the stories of queer and gender diverse people’s experiences and hopes for New Zealand’s mental health and addiction services. Out of this project, a report was created that outlines the themes and recommendations found through the stories shared. The report was then submitted […]
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New and compelling research out of Australia! Trans Pathways is the largest study ever conducted of the mental health and care pathways of trans and gender diverse young people in Australia (859 participants). It is also the first Australian study to incorporate the views of parents and guardians of trans young people […]
This is aimed at anyone working in primary care and contains very useful information about how to have conversations about gender transitioning, including what kind of questions to ask about names and pronouns and the goals for that person in their transition. It also contains technical information about medication and […]
Across the Auckland Region, the two main service providers are Centre for Youth Health for young people and adolescents, and Auckland Regional Sexual Health Service for adults. These two services have multiple clinics across Auckland. They provide support around exploration of gender identity and social transition, family/whānau support, puberty blockers, hormone therapy and referral […]
Joey was fortunate to be invited to speak about non-binary identities and access to health services at the National Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (ICAMHS) Leaders Day in Wellington on Friday 21st April 2017. This is an excerpt from that presentation, focusing on the nuances of non-binary gender. The longer presentation also […]
This research from 2012 remains relevant and useful since it clearly articulates the need for respectful and timely health services for transgender people. Note that it does contain information about suicide and self-harm. This data unequivocally demonstrates that lack of access to appropriate transition related services negatively impacts transgender people’s mental […]
Youth’12: Fact Sheet about Transgender Young People (Click to open) This fact sheet presents selected findings on the health and wellbeing of secondary school students who identified as transgender. It is based on the Youth’12 health and wellbeing survey of 8,500 New Zealand secondary school students undertaken in 2012.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the latest Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (August 2015) from the American Psychological Association begins with an acknowledgement that “gender is a non-binary construct that allows for a range of gender identities and that a person’s gender identity […]
21 Ways to be an Ally to Your Trans Youth Clients This is a handy one page tip sheet with gems such as: “Take youth and their gender identity and expression seriously. You may be the first – or only – person in their life to do so.” I find this […]