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LGBTQ+

Definitions & Acronyms

Programs

Stonewall Alliance LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention and Education Programs: Butte County MHSA 2020 Update, Page 156+

CA Reducing Disparities Project Implementation Pilot Projects: 
 LGBTQ
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NAMI CA - Find Support LGBTQ

Family Acceptance Project - Publications

Pacific Center Youth Programs
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LGBTQ Connection, Napa/Sonoma

Articles 

Addressing the Flaws in our Mental Healthcare System Could Save Young LGBTQ Lives, Time Magazine, The Trevor Project, July 2021

First, Do No Harm: Reducing Disparities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Populations in CA, CA Reducing Disparities Project

How do Mental Health Conditions Affect The LGBTQ Community?  NAMI Website  
​Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Communities and Mental Health  MHA Website
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning Paper, CA Mental Health Planning Council, 10/17

Building Partnerships:  Conversations with LGBTQ Youth about Mental Health Needs and Community Strengths​, UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities (2009)  

Resources

LGBTQ MH and Aging Support Guide, Each Mind Matters

LGBTQ MH Guide for Youth, Each Mind Matters

​​Powerful Mental Health Tips for LGBTQ Individuals and Their Allies, Inverse June 2020

Issue Brief

Issue Brief   ADA Version
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Organizations

#Out For Mental Health

CA LGBTQ Human Services Network

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717 K STREET, SUITE 427
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814

mission

cALBHB/C supports the work of california's 59 local mental/ behavioral health boards and commissions by providing resources, training, and opportunities for communication and statewide advocacy.

Local boards are responsible for reviewing community mental health needs, services, facilities and special problems, and serve in an advisory capacity to local governing bodies and local mental/behavioral health directors per CA Welfare and Institutions Code 5604.2.
Donations are welcome. CALBHB/C is a nonprofit organization.