Programs and Services for LGBTQIA+ Individuals with Mental Health and/or Substance Use Disorders
DMHAS supports people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, intersex (LGBTQIA+) and their allies. Our goal is to create a safe, inclusive environment throughout the DMHAS continuum of care, as well as in our contracted behavioral health and recovery agencies.
Allies of LGBTQIA+ people are an important part of the mission of the LGBTQIA+ community and we welcome their support!
LGBTQIA+ Trainings for DMHAS Staff & Providers
- Click here to learn about and register for upcoming LGBTQIA+ training series offerings
- Five webinars are available in the Workforce Development LMS training library. These are 1-1.5hour, pre-recorded, web-based trainings facilitated by LGBTQIA+ content experts. These trainings provide essential information regarding inclusive best practices when working with the LGBTQIA+ population, and are designed to allow individuals the flexibility to participate at their convenience. You can access information on how to access these trainings here: LMS Web-Based LGBTQIA+ Trainings. Please see below for the list of available webinars include:
- Introduction to Gender Affirming Clinical Practice
- Introduction to Clinical Practice with LGBTQ+ Clients
- Embrace the Rainbow: Working at the Intersection of LGBTQ+ Identity and Trauma
- The Importance of Family Acceptance in the Lives of LGBTQIA2+ People
- Gender and Life – Affirming Medicine: Providing Primary and Specialty Health Care for Trans Patients
Additional LGBTQIA+ Trainings/Educational Opportunities
- Fenway Health
- New Haven Pride Center – a place for community, culture, and support
- Continuing Education | The Connecticut Women's Consortium | Home (womensconsortium.org)
- Reproductive Care and Obstetrics for Transgender and Gender Diverse People » LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
LGBTQIA+ Resources:
Awareness/Identity
- LGBTQIA+ Awareness Periods
- Bisexual Resource Center
- The Asexual Visibility & Education Network
- Neurodivergence in the LGBTQ+ Community
- Pronouns Matter
Health
Connecticut
- Anchor Health Initiative
- Apex Community Care, Inc.
- Center for Key Populations
- Fair Haven Community Health Care
- Gender Program at Connecticut Children’s
- Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective
- LGBTQIA Responsive Services at Wheeler
- Middlesex Health: Transgender Medicine
- Center for Gender Health | Hartford HealthCare | CT
- Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, Inc.
- Pride Institute - Inpatient SA/MH
- Trans Fertility Co.
- Yale Medicine: Pediatric Gender Program
- Gender-Affirming Services at Yale Health | Yale Health
National
- National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
- SAMHSA - Helping the LGBT Community Enroll in Health Insurance
- SAMHSA: LGBT National and Regional Resources
- The National LGBTIA+ Health Education Center
- Trans Lifeline
- World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
- Reproductive Health Access Project
- LGBTQI+ - 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988lifeline.org)
- Planned Parenthood-Resources for Gender Affirming Care
- Human Rights Campaign-Facts on Gender Affirming Care
Advocacy/Supports
Connecticut
- CCAR
- Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence
- Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness LGBTQ Resources
- Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Chamber: An LGBT Alliance for Business Opportunities
- Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc. | Mental Health Legal Services and Representation (clrp.org)
- Department of Children and Families - Child and Family LGBTQIA+ Resources
- Latino Community Services
- New Haven Pride Center
- Q Plus
- Rainbow Support Group - New Haven CT
- Triangle Community Center, Norwalk, CT
- Yale University's Office of LGBTQ Resources
- National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging (lgbtagingcenter.org)
- Homepage - Equality CT (eqct.org)
- LGBT Moveable Senior Center | CT Healthy Living Collective
- Transgender Aging Network - FORGE (forge-forward.org)
- Trans Haven
- LGBTQIA+ Affirming and Inclusive Care Resources | Substance Exposed Pregnancy Initiative (ct.org)
- LGBTQIA+ Resources | The Hub CT
National
- Know Your Rights | LGBTQ Rights | American Civil Liberties Union (aclu.org)
- We accelerate advocacy in the LGBTQ community | Equality Federation
- Equality Forum
- GLAAD
- GLAD Legal Advocates and Defenders
- GLSEN
- Human Rights Campaign
- InterAct (Advocates for Intersex Youth)
- National Center for Transgender Equality
- PFLAG
- The Trevor Project
- Family Equality - Advancing Equality for LGBTQ Families
- Transgender Law Center
- Being an LGBTQ+ Ally - Human Rights Campaign (hrc.org)