Eliminating barriers to care for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals

Wednesday, June 1, 2016: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Broadway III (Hilton Portland)
Over the past ten years, a number of organizations and programs that serve unstably housed sexual and gender minority groups have emerged, addressing gaps in and barriers to social, housing, and medical services. This year the National Health Care for the Homeless Council conducted interviews with providers of some of these targeted programs to: (a) gain a better understanding of how service access barriers are being addressed by these service models, programs, and initiatives; (b) gain a better understanding of the processes and barriers to developing, implementing, and sustaining these service models, programs, and initiatives; and (c) determine what service providers’ training/education needs were met prior to actually providing services to unstably housed transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. The session will briefly share these findings and best practices. Potential questions for group discussion may include:
1) What are some of the barriers or challenges to implementing a targeted program or service model for unstably housed transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in your practice?
2) What resources are needed to overcome some of these barriers to implementing a targeted program or service model in their practice/organization?
3) What types of training or prior education are necessary to better meet the needs of this population?
4) Is care for transgender and gender non-conforming persons specialty care or primary care? A panel of service providers including those who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming will facilitate the discussion.
Speakers:
Claudia Davidson, MPH (Research Associate, National Health Care for the Homeless Council)
Jazz McGinnis (Lab and Transgender Services Coordinator, Outside In)
Amber Gray, CBHS/MHSA (Peer Support Speacialist, Transgender Services, San Francisco Department of Public Health)
Eowyn Rieke, MD, MPH (Associate Medical Director of Primary Care, Central City Concern)
Kandi Lea Patterson (Peer Support Specialist, Transgender Services, San Francisco Department of Public Health, CA)
Sara Reid, BA (Health Educator/TransHealth Navigator, Transgender Program at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program)
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