Services
- Ally Training and Education
- Housing/Homelessness
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
- Youth Services
Location
National
"The National Center for Youth with Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression (The National SOGIE Center), provides a centralized site for accessing resources on providing culturally responsive care to children, youth, young adults with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) and their families across systems, including child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health (including school mental health), substance use systems, and housing and homelessness."
"The work of the SOGIE Center is grounded by the following principles:
LGBTQ+ young people must be supported to thrive with their family in their communities.
Young people and their families are the experts in their lives, strengths, and needs and must be centered in all of our work.
*Families are the best supports for raising strong, healthy, and happy children, youth, and youth adults.
Systems are not replacements for families or communities.
An intersectional analysis that examines power and identity must be applied to all our work. SOGIE must be understood as interconnected with race, ethnicity, class, ability or immigration status, which together impacts the experiences, opportunities, and health status of LGBTQ+ young people and their families.
People deserve access to services that are proven to work.
Communities, families, advocates, and allies should hold systems accountable for better policies and practices to ensure that LGBTQ+ youth and their families are supported.
In order to create equitable care for LGBTQ+ youth, we work to acknowledge the history of anti-Black racism and the genocide and forced assimilation of Native peoples that has impacted our laws, policies, and practices even to this day and we must recognize and work to dismantle the harm this causes to all youth, specifically LGBTQ+ youth.
*Families include families of origin and families of choice."
Services
- Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
- Ally Training and Education
- Housing/Homelessness
- Immigration
- Marriage and Couples Counseling
- Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
- Other (Community and Support)
- People with Disabilities
- Persons of Color/P.O.C.
- Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
- Seniors/Elderly/Aging
- Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
- Spanish Speaking Community and Support
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
- Youth Services
Location
1325 Sycamore Road
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
DeKalb County, IL
Family Service Agency of DeKalb County has been providing counseling, advocacy, and other essential services to DeKalb County since 1956. We can assist individuals and families from birth through the end of life, no matter the circumstances.
Services
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
Location
National
Addiction Center's tag line is "Your guide for addiction and recovery."
Their LGBTQ guide states:
"Rates of drug abuse and addiction in the LGBTQ community are disturbingly higher than those of other groups. Discrimination, societal pressures, and co-occurring disorders are just a few potential triggers for drug abuse in this population."
Webpage also includes 'Challenges The LGBTQ Community Faces', 'Common Co-Occurring Disorders In The LGBTQ Community', 'Drugs Of Choice Within The LGBTQ Community', 'Treatment Centers For The LGBTQ Community', and 'Get the Help You Need.'
Website offers chat function.
Services
- Family Planning (Birth control, Abortion)
- Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
- HIV/AIDS
- Mental Health
- Obstetrics, Gynecology, Breast Health
- Other (Medical)
- Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Care
- S.T.D./S.T.I.
- Spanish Speaking Medical Treatment
- Persons of Color/P.O.C.
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
Location
165 Plank Rd
Sycamore, IL 60178
DeKalb County, IL
From the website: "We offer an inclusive, safe and welcoming environment for all the communities we serve. The LGBTQ+ community is no exception."
LGBTQ Health Service Offered Include:
-Primary Health Care
-Care/Case Management
-Infectious Disease Care
-STI Testing and Treatment
-HIV Testing and Treatment
-Rapid HIV Testing and Counseling
-HIV Prevention Treatment (PrEP)
-Anal Pap Smears
-Women’s Health & Gynecology
-Hormone Replacement Therapy
-Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
-Substance Use Disorder Services
-Dental Health Services
-Insurance Enrollment
-Free Condoms
-Outreach and Prevention Education
Services
- Mental Health
- Other (Medical)
- Ally Training and Education
- Other (Community and Support)
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
Location
633 Umatilla Blvd.
Umatilla, Florida 32784
"The Recovery Village Drug and Alcohol Rehab delivers comprehensive treatment services for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders. With locations across the country, The Recovery Village Drug and Alcohol Rehab offers patients a full continuum of care, including medical detox, residential services and outpatient programs."
Includes entire sections specifically about the following:
- Why is the LGBTQ+ Community at a Higher Risk for Addiction?
- LGBTQ+ Discrimination and Societal Stigma
- Transgender Identity
- Mental Illness and LGBTQ+ Counseling
- Homelessness
- Mental Health Issues
- Tobacco, Alcohol, Amphetamines, Heroin
- How loved ones can help
- LGBTQ+ Rehab Centers
Services
- Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
Location
700 Walter Reed Drive
Greensboro, North Carolina 27403
"Mental Health Greensboro advances mental wellness in our community through leadership, education, direct services and collaborative partnerships. We assist individuals to manage their symptoms, stay in recovery, rebuild relationships, and pursue life goals such as higher education and employment opportunities. We believe that recovery is successful when individuals take an active role in learning about their diagnoses and strategies for managing their symptoms. We are Greensboro’s only dedicated peer support recovery organization combining peer education, peer coaching, support group facilitation and peer support specialist training."
Specific Programs:
"Renewal Support Group is a peer-led support group providing a judgement-free setting for the LGBTQ community to come together and support each other with mental health recovery." (https://www.facebook.com/groups/213433573347534/)
"H.E.R. which stands for Hope Empowered Recovery, is a group that lifts up black women and creates an environment of understanding and support for those struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, emotional wellness, and other mental health concerns.
Our H.E.R. support group aims to help black women gain an understanding of issues facing the black community and the world around. Peers will get support and guidance from other black women, express and manage emotions and promote healing within the support group community.
This support group meets online via ZOOM" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1098522830544595/)
Services
- Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
- Marriage and Couples Counseling
- Seniors/Elderly/Aging
- Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
- Youth Services
Location
PO Box 435
Sycamore, Illinois 60178
DeKalb County, IL
"About Me: Brian Mueller, MA, LCPC
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and have been working in the Dekalb-Sycamore area since 2015. I have clinical and community-based experience with adults, adolescents, and children in a variety of specialty areas that include mental health issues, substance abuse and addiction, life transitions, marriage/relationships, LGBT issues, gender identity, family issues, and divorce/separation. I strive to create a relaxed and comfortable environment, so that you feel empowered and ready to explore your life's potential. If you or someone know you is struggling and in need of direction, I invite you to contact me so we can begin building together."
Services
- Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
- Black/African Diaspora
- Housing/Homelessness
- Indigenous/Native Communities
- Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
- Other (Community and Support)
- Persons of Color/P.O.C.
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
- Youth Services
Location
National
"Queer Appalachia is an artist collective. Anyone is welcome at our table regardless of addiction status, mental health, socioeconomic status, identity, race or how "out" you are. When we use hashtags like #nooneisdisposable, it's not marketing or branding. We invite anyone to work along side us. For far too long, depictions of these regions have been white-washed and have made invisible the communities of color that live and struggle alongside us. We acknowledge the necessity for our work to not emulate these patterns and seek that both the project and its contributors accurately and appropriately reflect our diverse community."
Projects and Efforts Include: Harm Reduction; Transformative Justice; 'Electric Dirt' (magazine celebrating Queer voices and identities from Appalachia and the South); Community SOS & Rapid Response Funding; monthly Spotify playlist. Continuously evolving, so check website for new projects and efforts.
Services
- Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
- Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Youth Services
Location
902 Bonner Drive
Jamestown, NC 27282
"Family Service of the Piedmont serves more than 19,000 local children and adults each year, addressing issues of domestic violence, child abuse, mental health and financial stability."
From our QORRN Volunteer: "Via email, the organization says they are one of four hubs for the state for intimate partner violence in the LGBTQ+ community; they've added an LGBTQ+ intimate partner advocate who has been helping the organization with internal language and trainings."
Services
- HIV/AIDS
- Mental Health
- S.T.D./S.T.I.
- Indigenous/Native Communities
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
Location
National
"NNAAPC was formed to be the champion for Native communities against discrimination in the development of national HIV/AIDS policy, funding allocations, and testing and counseling services. NNAAPC continues to evolve with the addition of HCV and STI programs and addressing other health and mental health needs of the Native community."
Mission: "Eliminate HIV/AIDS, HCV, and STI's in Native communities and confront related health and social determinants that negatively impact American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Indigenous peoples."
Include manuals on addressing Two-Spirits under "resources."