Our Mission
The Institute for Transgender Health is dedicated to improving access to trans affirming care and services for gender diverse individuals and their families.
Where we are
The institute is based in Montreal, Quebec.
What we do
We are experienced consultants offering training, consultation and clinical supervision related to the lived experiences of trans and non-binary persons. We work collaboratively with public and private organizations including health, social service and educational institutions.
Our expertise:
- Supporting families with gender atypical children
- Supporting transgender and non-binary individuals through transition
- Trans and gender non-conforming youth and transphobia: Vulnerabilities and resiliencies
- Integrating trans women in women-focused services
- Trans parenting
- Couples and families in transition
- Reducing transphobia in the workplace, in schools
- Adapting services in Health and Social Service environments
- Assessing trans couples in foster care and adoption services
- Aging in the trans communities
- Organizing and leading supervision groups
Some of the organizations that have sought our services:
Health:
- Health PEI
- MSSSQ (QC Health Ministry)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services, Kahnawake, QC
- Horizon Health Network, Fredericton, N.B.
Academia:
- McGill University
- Concordia University, Montreal, QC
- Université du Qc à Montréal (UQAM)
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université de Lille, France
Education:
- Ministère de l’Éducation et Développement de la petite enfance du Nouveau-Brunswick (N.B. Education Ministry), Moncton, N.B.
- Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’enseignement supérieur du QC (QC Education Ministry)
- School Boards/Districts: C. S. de Montréal, C. S. Beauce-Etchemin, C. S. Marie Victorin, C. S. des Portages-de-l’Outaouais, C. S. des Hautes-Rivières, C. S. du Chemin-du-Roy
Human Rights:
- Commission des droits de la personnes et de la jeunesse du QC (QC Human Rights Commission)
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- The Canadian Bar Association
- The Ontario Bar Association
Community resources
- Rainbow Health Ontario (RHO)
- Fierté trans (QC)
- Action santé travesti(e)s & transsexuel(le)s du Québec (ASTTeQ)
- Centre Sida Amitié (CSA)
- LGBT Family Coalition (QC)
- Sexual Diversity Coalition of Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- LGBT+ Baie-des-Chaleurs Association for sexual and gender diversity
Professional Associations
- Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
- Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health (CPATH)
- Ordre des psychologues du QC (OPQ)- (QC college of psychologist)
- Association québécoise de prévention du suicide (AQPS)
- Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS)
- Ottawa Academy of Psychology