Resource List for Employees and Students

Links by presenting issue PDF

General

• National Alliance on Mental Illness
• American Psychiatric Association
• General CA-specific Mental Health Resources
• 211 - General Information/Resources
• Mental Health First Aid
• Free general peer emotional support (Chat rooms, peer support, free resources NOT provided by licensed professionals)
• Free Apps/Other Misc Mental Health Resources
• General Resource List

Bereavement

• Bereavement Parents USA (support for those who have lost a child)

Suicide

• Friends For Survival (Help to those who have lost a loved one to suicide)
• Alliance of Hope (Forum, support groups, phone and teleconsultations who have lost a loved one to suicide)

Anxiety/Depression

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America
• Depression Toolkit
• Postpartum Support International (Resources for postpartum depression)
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Autism

• Autism Speaks
• The Arc - Autism Now

Stress

Sleep

• The American Institute of Stress - Sleep
• Mayo Clinic - Adult Health Sleep tips
• National Sleep Foundation

Nutrition/Healthy Eating

• USDA - Printable Handouts
• UCLA - ExploreIM (ExploreIM offers advice on building healthy meals, living well and reducing stress)
• Old Farmer's Almanac - Vegetable Gardening (Vegetable gardening for beginners)
• OldVeg (Vegetable gardening for beginners)

Mindfulness

• Headspace (Promo codes often available for 1 free month - resources for sleep, stress and mindfulness)
• Calm (Resource for sleep support, stress and mindfulness)
• Insight Timer (Resource for sleep support, stress and mindfulness - has free and paid option)
• Spotify Playlist of Guided Meditations
• Sleep and Relax ASMR Spotify Playlist (ASMR = autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), a deeply relaxing audio experience)

Substance Use Disorders

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Specific Population Support

Survivors

• Survivors of Trauma/PTSD
• Survivors of Sexual Violence

LQTBQ2+ Resources

• NAMI - LGBTQ2+ resources
• CDC - LGBTQ2+ resources
• LGBT National Help Center
• The Trevor Project - LGBTQ2+ suicide prevention and crisis resources
• APA - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Military/Veteran Resources

• US Department of Veteran's Affairs
• NAMI - Veterans and Active Duty
• War Vet Call Center - Readjustment Counseling
• Call Center for Homeless Veterans
• Mindwise - Military and Family screening tools

Resources for minority/POC

• US Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Minority Health
• Mental Health Resources for Latinx
• Black Mental Health Alliance
• Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective

Seniors

• National Council on Aging

Women

• US Department of Health and Human Services - Office on Women's Health
• National Institute on Mental Health - Women and Mental Health

Caregivers

• Well Spouse Associate (Support for caregivers of partners with a chronic illness)
• Veteran Affairs Caregiver Support

Youth/Young Adults

• Helping Youth End Abusive Relationships
• Children's Health Council
• Child Mind Institute (Resources for children and families struggling with mental health)
• Child Help Hotline

Hotlines

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline  - 1-800-273-8255
• Safe Horizon (hotline for domestic violence victims, sexual assault victims and crime victims to receive 24/7 free crisis counseling and safety planning.)
• Teen Health and Wellness Hotlines  - 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• Veteran's Crisis Line  - 1-800-273-8255

Self-Assessments PDF

Please note: Online screening tools are not diagnostic instruments. You are encouraged to share your results with a physician or healthcare provider, ESCS therapist, or psychiatrist. LLUESCS disclaim any liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, from the use and application of these screens.

Book Recs by Issue PDF

General

• The Happiness Trap | Russ Harris
• A Liberated Mind:  How to Pivot to What Matters | Dr. Stephen Hayes
• Self-Love Workbook | Dr. Shainna Ali
• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone | Lori Gottlieb
• How to Have a Good Day | Caroline Webb
• Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life | Martin Seligman

Mindfulness/Meditation

• Wherever You Go, There You Are | Jon Kabat-Zinn
• The Miracle of Mindfulness | Thich Nhat Hanh
• Being Peace | Thich Nhat Hanh
• The Mindful Geek: Secular Meditation for Smart Skeptics | Michael W. Taft
• Mindfulness in Plain English | Bhante Gunaratana
• Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics | Dan Harris
• Real Happiness | Sharon Salzberg

Relationships/Attachment

• Hold Me Tight | Dr. Sue Johnson
• Love Sense | Dr. Sue Johnson
• Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love | Amir Levine
• How to Be an Adult in Relationships | David Richo
• Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love | John Gottman
• The Art of Loving | Erich Fromm
• Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships | Marshall Rosenberg
• The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings on Authenticity, Connection and Courage | Brene Brown

Trauma

• The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk

Habits/Behavior Change

• Atomic Habits | James Clear
• Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything | BJ Fogg
• The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business | Charles Duhigg

• Module #1: Welcome & Transitions
• Module #2: Balancing Student Life
• Module #3: Building Resilience
• Module #4: Healthy Sleep Habits
• Module #5: Feeling Confident in Your Skin
• Self-Guided Modules Feedback Form

• Preventing Suicide at LLUH

• Basic LGBT+ cultural competency training available for all LLUH employees through OWL. Course title: Health Equity and Belonging
• Glossary of LGBT+ Terms for Health Care
• National LGBT+ Health Education Center – Fenway Center: 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 following links are provided as resources for educators to assist with training LGBT+ culturally competent healthcare and mental health providers.  These resources are not intended to be representative of the views and policies of LLUH.

Online Resources:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Information and resources on some of the health issues and inequities affecting LGBT+ communities. Links to other information sources and resources are also provided. Some of this information is designed for members of the general public. Other information has been developed for health care providers, public health professionals, and public health students.
• Clinician Resources for the Transgender Community 
• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association: National organization for LGBT+ physicians. Annual conferences, advocacy, training, referrals to sensitive medical practitioners.
• Glossary of LGBT+ Terms for Health Care
• Healthy People 2020: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender health: Focused on improving the health, safety, and well-being of LGBT+ individuals.
• LGBT+ Patient Care Guidelines
• LGBT+ Sensitive EMR recommendations
• Mazzoni Center: Information and training on providing health and wellness services in an LGBT+ focused environment.
• National Coalition for LGBT+ Health
• National LGBT+ Health Education Center – Fenway Center: 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 Trevor Project: Leading national organization focused on suicide prevention among LGBT+ individuals.  Provides education, resources, crisis intervention targeted at individuals ages 13-24.
• Transgender Support Group: A free monthly get-together for transgender people of all orientations.  Meets first Monday of each month.  Contact: (951) 249-7684.  Location: Central Counseling Services, 6840 Indiana Ave., Suite 275, Riverside, CA 92506.

Printable version

As a provider in a health center or other health care organization, becoming familiar with terms used by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) communities can help you provide these patients with the highest quality care. In this glossary, you will find some of the terms most relevant to the health care of LGBT+ people. When reading this glossary, here are a few things to keep in mind: 1) Definitions vary across communities; not all of your LGBT+ patients will agree with all of these definitions; 2) There are many terms not included on this list; we tried to keep the list as concise and relevant to health care providers as possible; 3) Terms and definitions change frequently; we will try to update this list to keep up with changing language. If you have a suggestion, please email lgbthealtheducation@fenwayhealth.org.

• Agender (adj.) – Describes a person who identifies as having no gender.
• Ally (noun) – A person who supports and stands up for the rights of LGBT+ people.
• Aromantic (adj.) – An orientation that describes a person who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others and/or a lack of interest in forming romantic relationships.
• Asexual (adj.) – Describes a person who experiences little or no sexual attraction to others. Asexuality is not the same as celibacy.
• Assigned sex at birth (noun) – The sex (male or female) assigned to a child at birth, most often based on the child’s external anatomy. Also referred to as birth sex, natal sex, biological sex, or sex.
• Bigender (adj.) – Describes a person whose gender identity is a combination of two genders.
• Binding (verb) – The process of tightly wrapping one’s chest in order to minimize the appearance of having breasts. This is achieved through use of constrictive materials such as cloth strips, elastic or non-elastic bandages, or specially designed undergarments.
• Biphobia (noun) – The fear of, discrimination against, or hatred of bisexual people or those who are perceived as such.
• Bisexual (adj.) – A sexual orientation that describes a person who is emotionally and sexually attracted to people of their own gender and people of other genders.
• Bottom surgery (noun) – Colloquial way of describing gender affirming genital surgery.
• Cisgender (adj.) – A person whose gender identity and assigned sex at birth correspond (i.e., a person who is not transgender).
• Coming out (verb) – The process by which one accepts and/or comes to identify one’s own sexual orientation or gender identity (to come out to oneself). Also the process by which one shares one’s sexual orientation or gender identity with others (to come out to friends, etc.).
• Cross-sex hormone therapy (noun) – The administration of hormones for those who wish to match their physical secondary sex characteristics to their gender identity.
• Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) (noun) – Group of rare conditions where the reproductive organs and genitals do not develop as expected. Some DSDs include Klinefelter Syndrome and Androgen Sensitivity Syndrome. Sometimes called differences of sex development. Some people prefer to use the term intersex.
• Drag (verb) – The performance of one or multiple genders theatrically. Those who perform are called Drag Kings and Drag Queens.
• Gay (adj.) – A sexual orientation that describes a person who is emotionally and sexually attracted to people of their own gender. It can be used regardless of gender identity, but is more commonly used to describe men.
• Gender affirming surgery (GAS) (noun) – Surgeries used to modify one’s body to be more congruent with one’s gender identity. Also referred to as sex reassignment surgery (SRS) or gender confirming surgery (GCS).
• Gender binary (noun) – The idea that there are only two genders, male and female, and that a person must strictly fit into one category or the other.
• Gender dysphoria (noun) – Distress experienced by some individuals whose gender identity does not correspond with their assigned sex at birth. Manifests itself as clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) includes gender dysphoria as a diagnosis.
• Gender expression (noun) – The way a person acts, dresses, speaks, and behaves (i.e., feminine, masculine, androgynous). Gender expression does not necessarily correspond to assigned sex at birth or gender identity.
• Gender fluid (adj.) – Describes a person whose gender identity is not fixed. A person who is gender fluid may always feel like a mix of the two traditional genders, but may feel more one gender some days, and another gender other days.
• Gender identity (noun) – A person’s internal sense of being a man/male, woman/female, both, neither, or another gender.
• Gender non-conforming (adj.) – Describes a gender expression that differs from a given society’s norms for males and females.
• Gender role (noun) – A set of societal norms dictating what types of behaviors are generally considered acceptable, appropriate or desirable for a person based on their actual or perceived sex.
• Genderqueer (adj.) – Describes a person whose gender identity falls outside the traditional gender binary. Other terms for people whose gender identity falls outside the traditional gender binary include gender variant, gender expansive, etc. Sometimes written as two words (gender queer).
• Heteronormativity (noun) – The assumption that everyone is heterosexual, and that heterosexuality is superior to all other sexualities.
• Heterosexual (straight) (adj.) – A sexual orientation that describes women who are emotionally and sexually attracted to men, and men who are emotionally and sexually attracted to women.
• Homophobia (noun) – The fear of, discrimination against, or hatred of lesbian or gay people or those who are perceived as such.
• Intersectionality (noun) – The idea that identities are influenced and shaped by race, class, ethnicity, sexuality/sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, physical disability, national origin, etc., as well as by the interconnection of all of those characteristics.
• Intersex (noun) – Group of rare conditions where the reproductive organs and genitals do not develop as expected. Some prefer to use the term disorders (or differences) of sex development. Intersex is also used as an identity term by some community members and advocacy groups.
• Lesbian (adj., noun) – A sexual orientation that describes a woman who is emotionally and sexually attracted to other women.
•  Men who have sex with men/Women who have sex with women (MSM/WSW) (noun) – Categories that are often used in research and public health settings to collectively describe those who engage in same-sex sexual behavior, regardless of their sexual orientation. However, people rarely use the terms MSM or WSW to describe themselves.
• Minority stress (noun) – Chronic stress faced by members of stigmatized minority groups. Minority stress is caused by external, objective events and conditions, expectations of such events, the internalization of societal attitudes, and/or concealment of one’s sexual orientation.
• Outing (verb) – Involuntary or unwanted disclosure of another person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
• Pangender (adj.) – Describes a person whose gender identity is comprised of many genders.
• Pansexual (adj.) – A sexual orientation that describes a person who is emotionally and sexually attracted to people regardless of gender.
• Polyamorous (adj.) – Describes a person who has or is open to having more than one romantic or sexual relationship at a time, with the knowledge and consent of all their partners. Sometimes abbreviated as poly.
• QPOC (noun) – An acronym that stands for Queer Person of Color or Queer People of Color.
• Queer (adj.) – An umbrella term used by some to describe people who think of their sexual orientation or gender identity as outside of societal norms. Some people view the term queer as more fluid and inclusive than traditional categories for sexual orientation and gender identity. Due to its history as a derogatory term, the term queer is not embraced or used by all members of the LGBT+ community.
• Questioning (adj.) – Describes an individual who is unsure about or is exploring their own sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
• Same gender loving (SGL) (adj.) – A term used as an alternative to the terms gay and lesbian. SGL is more commonly but not exclusively used by members of the African American/Black community.
• Same-sex attraction (SSA) (noun) – A term that is used to describe the experience of a person who is emotionally and/or sexually attracted to people of the same gender. Individuals using this term may not feel comfortable using the language of sexual orientation (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual) for personal reasons. Use of this term is not indicative of a person’s sexual behavior. It is used most commonly in religious communities.
• Sexual orientation (noun) – How a person characterizes their emotional and sexual attraction to others.
• Social stigma (noun) – Negative stereotypes and social status of a person or group based on perceived characteristics that separate that person or group from other members of a society.
• Structural stigma (noun) – Societal conditions, policies, and institutional practices that restrict the opportunities, resources, and well-being of certain groups of people.
• Top surgery (noun) – Colloquial way of describing gender affirming surgery on the chest.
• Trans man/transgender man/female-to-male (FTM) (noun) – A transgender person whose gender identity is male may use these terms to describe themselves. Some will just use the term man.
• Trans woman/transgender woman/male-to-female (MTF) (noun) – A transgender person whose gender identity is female may use these terms to describe themselves. Some will just use the term woman.
• Transfeminine (adj.) – Describes people who were assigned male at birth, but identify with femininity to a greater extent than with masculinity.
• Transgender (adj.) – Describes a person whose gender identity and assigned sex at birth do not correspond. Also used as an umbrella term to include gender identities outside of male and female. Sometimes abbreviated as trans.
• Transition (noun) – For transgender people, this refers to the process of coming to recognize, accept, and express one’s gender identity. Most often, this refers to the period when a person makes social, legal, and/or medical changes, such as changing their clothing, name, sex designation, and using medical interventions. Sometimes referred to as gender affirmation process.
• Transmasculine (adj.) – Describes people who were assigned female at birth, but identify with masculinity to a greater extent than with femininity.
• Transphobia (noun) – The fear of, discrimination against, or hatred of transgender or gender non-conforming people or those who are perceived as such.
• Transsexual (adj.) – Sometimes used in medical literature or by some transgender people to describe those who have transitioned through medical interventions.
• Tucking (verb) – The process of hiding one’s penis and testes with tape, tight shorts, or specially designed undergarments.
• Two-Spirit (adj.) – A contemporary term that connects today's experiences of LGBT+ Native American and American Indian people with the traditions from their cultures.

Outdated Terms to Avoid
The following terms may have been used in the past, but are now considered outdated and sometimes offensive. We recommend replacing these words with the suggested terms provided.

• Berdache – See two-spirit
• Hermaphrodite – See intersex/disorders of sex development
• Homosexual – See gay or lesbian
• Sexual preference – See sexual orientation
• Transgendered/A transgender/Tranny – See transgender
• Sex change – See gender affirmation surgery

Source: http://www.lgbthealtheducation.org/wp-content/uploads/LGBT-Glossary_March2016.pdf

Providing culturally competent health-care to the LGBT+ population requires gathering accurate information on forms. LGBT+-inclusive forms offer a wider range of options for relationship status (i.e. domestic partnership), gender orientation (i.e. transgender, male to female, female to male, etc.), and sexual orientation (i.e. bisexual, asexual, etc.).  Providing the option for the patient to define or not define these areas for themselves is also recommended. The following links provide helpful guidelines and examples.

Links:

• LGBT+ Inclusive Intake Forms