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Health Services - Indiana

Planned Parenthood Bloomington Planned Parenthood offers Gender-Affirming services including education, hormone therapy, surgery referrals, and transition support (legal & social)
IU Student Health Center Can continue and initiate gender-affirming hormone treatment
Eskenazi Health The Gender Health Program provides gender-affirming care including hormone therapy and specialty services for adult transgender patients of all gender identities. The first of its kind in Indiana, the program combines hormone management and other comprehensive services with surgical options.
Riley Children's Health The Gender Health Program is committed to providing high-quality gender-affirming mental and social support for transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse youth in Indiana. The program accepts new patients under 18, at times supporting them through age 25.

Mazzoni Center (Philadelphia, PA) We provide quality comprehensive health and wellness services in an LGBTQ-focused environment, while preserving the dignity and improving the quality of life of the individuals we serve.
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center (New York, NY) Provides sensitive, quality health care and related services targeted to New York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities — in all their diversity — regardless of ability to pay. To further this mission, Callen-Lorde promotes health education and wellness, and advocates for LGBTQ+ health issues.
UCSF Gender Affirming Health Program (San Francisco, CA) A multidisciplinary program consisting of experts in transgender medicine and surgery at UCSF Medical Center. Our aim is to provide evidence-based, cutting-edge clinical care for transgender and gender non-binary communities, as well as to conduct pioneering research and train the next generation of medical providers on all aspects of gender-affirming clinical care.
Gender Confirmation Center (San Francisco, CA) Supporting transgender & non-binary people through their gender journey

Counseling and Mental Health Resources

LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program (LGBTQ+ Culture Center)
Through the LGBTQ+ Mentoring Program, the LGBTQ+ Culture Center recruits current students who are interested in providing guidance on these questions to incoming students. Mentors connect with new students during their first year on campus. The LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program is one of the best ways for incoming students to receive guidance, support, and friendship from peers who already have experience with LGBTQ+ life at Indiana University.
TimelyCare
Indiana students have FREE, 24/7 access to virtual care services with TimelyCare — the virtual health and well-being platform from TimelyCare, designed for college students. Students do not need insurance to access TimelyCare services.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
CAPS seeks to provide a safe, welcoming, and affirming environment for all students. We know that mental health treatment isn't one-size-fits-all. Our trained, professional staff will customize your care to your situation providing you with the necessary resources to best address your needs. CAPS services are provided at no charge to all IU students who have paid the student health fee.

Trans Lifeline
877-565-8860
Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans.
LGBT National Youth Talkline
Call 800-246-7743
Youth deserve to be heard. We provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, family, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
The Trevor Project
Start a chat online, call 1-866-488-7386, or text 'START' to 678-678
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. We provide information & support to LGBTQ+  young people 24/7, all year round.
988 Lifeline
Call, chat, or text 988
We can all help prevent suicide. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
LGBT National Help Center
All of our support volunteers identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ family, and are here to serve the entire community, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs.

Transgender Health - Further Readings

WPATH Standards of Care Version 8
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is an international, multidisciplinary, professional association whose mission is to promote evidence-based care, education, research, advocacy, public policy, and respect for transgender health. The vision of WPATH is to bring together diverse professionals dedicated to developing best practices and supportive policies worldwide that promote health, research, education, respect, dignity, and equality for transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people in all cultural settings.

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