LGBT Resources for Practitioners

• Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation and Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators and School Personnelopens in new window
  Developed by a coalition of education, health, mental health and religious organizations that share a concern for the health and education of all students in schools, including lesbian, gay and bisexual students, and believe that all students should have an opportunity to learn and develop in a safe and supportive environment.

• Practice Parameter on Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Sexual Orientation, Gender Nonconformity, and Gender Discordance in Children and Adolescents (PDF, 546KB)opens in new window
  American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  September 2012

• Div. 44 Committee for Transgender People and Gender Diversity
  • Fact Sheet: Gender Diversity and Transgender Identity in Adolescents (PDF, 130KB)opens in new window
  • Fact Sheet: Gender Diversity and Transgender Identity in Children (PDF, 75KB)opens in new window

• Marriage and Family
  Research-based resolutions, briefs for legal cases and additional resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families and couples.

• Lesbian and Gay Parenting (PDF, 886KB)opens in new window
  Summary of research findings on lesbian mothers, gay fathers and their children; an annotated bibliography of the published psychological literature; and additional resources relevant to lesbian and gay parenting.

• Helping the Straight Spouse When a Wife or Husband Comes Out as LGB or T
  Resources for students and psychologists to gain a better understanding of issues that may affect the straight spouse when a wife or husband comes out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

• Family Acceptance Project Publicationsopens in new window 
  The Family Acceptance Project is a community research, intervention, education and policy initiative that works to decrease major health and related risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth.

Organizations

• Center for LGBTQ Evidence-based Applied Researchopens in new window (CLEAR)
  CLEAR was launched in 2007 by the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (PGSP) of Palo Alto University to conduct research that has a direct impact on the mental health and well being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals and their families. 

• The National Coalition for LGBT Healthopens in new window  is committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals through federal and local advocacy, education and research. 

• The National LGBT Health Education Centeropens in new window provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The center is a part of The Fenway Institute, the research, training and health policy division of Fenway Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center, and one of the world's largest LGBT-focused health centers. The center is dedicated to the lifelong learning of those who work in health care and health education. 

• Gay and Lesbian Medical Associationopens in new window
  A membership organization for health care professionals interested in LGBT advocacy, research and education.

Guides

• Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence and Patient- and Family-Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Communityopens in new window
  A Field Guide
  From the Joint Commissionopens in new window, urges US hospitals to create a more welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment that contributes to improved health care quality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients and their families. It features a compilation of strategies, practice examples, resources and testimonials designed to help hospitals in their efforts to improve communication and provide more patient-centered care to their LGBT patients.
  
• Practice Parameter on Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Sexual Orientation, Gender Nonconformity, and Gender Discordance in Children and Adolescentsopens in new window
  American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, September 2012;
• Providing care for GLBTQ patientsopens in new window
  Nursing, December 2012 
• Sexuality, Traumatic Brain Injury and Rehabilitationopens in new window
  NeuroRehabilitation, April 2013

Working with LGBT Migrants and Victims of Torture

• LGBTQ Asylum Seekers: How Clinicians Can Help (PDF, 534KB)opens in new window
  This resource considers the ways in which psychologists can help asylum seekers cope with trauma and navigate systems, and distinguishes between assessment vs. therapeutic and advocacy roles.

• GLBT Alliance in Social and Personality Psychology (GASP) Measuresopens in new window
  "One-stop-shop" for researchers seeking measures designed for lesbian, gay and bisexual issues or populations.

• The Hastings Center Reportopens in new window
  Features numerous Special Reports on LGBT health issues with an emphasis on bioethics.
  September–October 2014
  

• LGBT Health Research and the NIH: Testimony to IOM
  Testimony of Clinton W. Anderson, PhD, on behalf of APA before the Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science, February 1, 2010. 

• Lesbian Health Research
  Testimony of Charlotte Patterson, PhD, on behalf of APA on Lesbian Health Research before the Committee on Lesbian Health Research Priorities, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science, October 6, 1997.

• Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Sexual Minority Persons (PDF 1.5MB)opens in new window
  Approved as APA Policy by the Council of Representatives, February 26-28, 2021.

• Final Report of the Task-Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation  
  Report includes systematic review of sexual orientation change efforts research and recommendations for affirmative multiculturally competent interventions for those who are distressed about their sexual orientation and seek to change.

• Issues in Psychotherapy With Lesbians and Gay Men: A Survey of Psychologists
  Reprint: Garnets, L., Hancock, K. A., Cochran, S. D., Goodchilds, J., & Peplau, L. A. (1991). Issues in psychotherapy with lesbians and gay men: A survey of psychologists. American Psychologist, 46, 964-972.

• Promoting Good Practices for Mental Health Facilities in Working with LGBT Clients with Serious Mental Illnesses
  Resources for mental health professionals working with LGBT clients with serious mental illnesses regarding issues such as addressing harassment and intolerance of peers who are also in the treatment program, implementing training requirements for personnel, developing program policies that recognize the needs of LGBT clients, acknowledging the emotional and sexual lives of LGBT clients and more.

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
  Information and resources from both government agencies and the non-profit health care community to address a range of LGBT health related topics.