Mental Health Resources for
LGBTQI+ Youth

Organizations

• The Trevor Project Mission: To end suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning young people.

  • Reach out to a Trevor Counselor

  • The Trevor Project 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health is a great resource for designing responses to meet the needs of LGBTQ and queer youth and young people in caring for their mental health.

• LGBT National Youth Talkline offers peer support and resources for people under the age of 25 1.800.246.7743. They also provide space for weekly youth chat rooms and occasional facilitated conversations.

• UU Organizations & Groups Supporting Mental Health for LGBTQI+ people

Uplift Collective  UPLIFT blog is for “Uplifting LGBTQ+ experience within and beyond Unitarian Universalism.” UPLIFT is a platform for the UUA to highlight LGBTQ+ issues and concerns by featuring related programming, reflections, and content circulated in our quarterly email newsletter.

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Pastoral Small Groups for Trans & Non-binary UU's  Monthly gatherings for trans, nonbinary, and other not-entirely-or-at-all-cis UUs and friends of UUism. 

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Supporting Trans/Non-binary Youth in Your Congregation  

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Books and Publications

• List of LGBTQIA+ Books for Kids and Youth

By Matt Davis 

• A Practitioner’s Resource Guide: Helping Families Support Their LGBT Children is an older resource (2014) but offers some good guidelines for organizations seeking to support children and families.

• Special Topics in Being a Human: A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I've Learned the Hard Way About Caring for People, Including Myself

By S. Bear Bergman and illustrated by Saul Freedman-Lawson​

• Trans Affirming Coloring Book   By Theo Nicole Lorenz 

 

Example Small Group Offered in a UU Congregation

"True You" - A Group for Gender-Expansive, Gender-Fluid, Trans, Non-Binary Kids and Their Families at Foothills Unitarian Church - contact Lauren Farley: lauren at foothillsuu.org

True You is a group for gender-expansive, gender-fluid, trans, non-binary kids 4-12 years old and their parents. Parents are invited to gather to share stories, support, and learning, while children play and connect in a safe and affirming environment.