Helpful resources for health professionals
Supporting Families, Parents, & Carers of LGBTIQA+ Young People | Safe & Affirmed is a series of resources by Twenty10 to support clinicians and youth mental health workers to provide affirming care to the young people they work with. This guidesheet provides key messages and practice considerations for those working with the families of young people.
Emerging Minds | How does being trans contribute to a child’s mental health?
headspace | Gender Identity and Mental Health
The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne | Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for trans and gender diverse children and adolescents
TransHub (ACON) | Information for clinicians
TransHub (ACON) | 10 tips for clinicians working with trans & gender diverse people
TransHub (ACON) | What questions to ask?
The Gender Centre Inc [New South Wales] | Service providers
TransFolk of WA [Western Australia] | Resources for clinicians
La Trobe University | Private Lives 3: The health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people in Australia
La Trobe University | Writing Themselves In 4: The health and wellbeing of LGBTQA+ young people in Australia
Inner City Legal Service [New South Wales] | Transgender children and medical treatment: The law
The Gender Centre Inc | It’s Not Rocket Science: Policies & Procedures for services working with transgender clients
Orygen | Trans and gender diverse young people: Building the knowledge and skills of youth mental health professionals
World Professional Association for Transgender Health | World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care
American Psychologist [USA] | Guidelines for psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming people
American Psychiatric Association [USA] | DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority | International Classification of Diseases
Transitioning – Medical affirmation
TransHub (ACON) | Medical affirmation
Australian Psychological Society | Transgender people and fertility preservation
The Age | UK gender clinic closure does not mean change needed in Australia
General information about gender diversity
ABC Everyday | What does it mean to be non-binary?
TransHub (ACON) | Is being trans a new thing?
Pregnancy, Birth and Baby [Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care] | Gender roles and identity in children
Orygen | Trans and gender diverse young people
LGBT Health & Wellbeing [UK] | Transgenderism in ancient cultures
Cade Hildreth [USA] | The Gender Spectrum: A scientist explains why gender isn’t binary
K. Sanbonmatsu [USA] | The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain
TransHub (ACON) | Young children
TransHub (ACON) | Teenagers
Scientific American [USA] | Stop using phony research to justify transphobia
Emerging Minds | Supporting trans and gender diverse children and their families
Central Toronto Youth Service [Canada] | Families in Transition
Victorian Government | LGBTIQ+ Language Guide
LGBTI Health Alliance | Inclusive Language Guide
The Age | Early support vital for young transgender people
forbes.com [USA] | Transgender Children Recognize Their Authentic Gender At Early Age, Just Like Other Kids
The Atlantic [USA] | Young Trans Children Know Who They Are
Vox [USA] | What’s so scary about a transgender child?
First Nations Australians and other People of Colour
Transcend Australia | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
TransHub (ACON) | Trans Mob
Trans101.org.au | People of colour
Western Sydney University | Free2Be..Yet?: The second national study of Australian high school students who identify as gender and sexuality diverse
Legal information (discrimination)
Australian Federal Government | Sex Discrimination Act 1984
The Gender Centre Inc | Anti-discrimination information
Transcend Australia | Discrimination & Legal Matters
The Gender Centre Inc | Concerns for trans clients
Australian Human Rights Commission | Sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status discrimination
Support for homeless youth
Transcend Australia | Support for homeless youth
TransFolk of WA [Western Australia] | Where can I go?
Relationships
Transcend Australia | Healthy Relationships Guide
Minus18 | Next Generation Pride: LGBTQIA+ youth consultation report
Minus18 | Young & Queer Report: Youth driven ideas for a better Victoria
Trans101.org.au | Relationships, Sex & Sexuality
Gender diversity awareness training
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network and the University of Melbourne [National] | Online training modules for primary health and mental health professionals
A Gender Agenda [Australian Capital Territory] | Training & Education
A Gender Agenda [Australian Capital Territory] | Localised advice and connections
The Gender Centre Inc [New South Wales] | Education and training
NT AIDS and Hepatitis Council [Northern Territory] | Education and Training
True [Queensland + eLearning] | Establishing safe, supportive environments for LGBTIQ people
Australian Transgender Support Association Queensland [Queensland] | Contact for advice on available training
Shine SA [South Australia] | Educators and Schools – Relationships & Sexual Health Education
Diversity and Inclusivity training
Working It Out [Tasmania] | Working It Out
Minus18 [Victoria] | Training workshops > Schools
TransFolk of WA [Western Australia] | Trans101 Workshop
Freedom Centre [Western Australia] | Workshops and Training
WAAC [Western Australia] | Education and Capacity Building
Dysphoria
Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne | Gender Dysphoria
Raising Children Network | Gender identity, gender diversity and gender dysphoria: Children and teenagers
Raising Children Network | Gender identity, diversity and dysphoria: Supporting your child
AutoStraddle | 25 things I do to make my dysphoria smaller and quieter, by Kate
Minus18 | What Is Dysphoria and How Do You Alleviate It?
Telethon Kids Institute | Coping With Gender Dysphoria