Working with the Gender-Diverse Community to Address the Needs of Gender-Diverse Youth

Abstract

Dr. Brandon-Friedman, his doctoral students, and gender-diverse community members discuss recent research projects designed to better understand and address the needs of gender-diverse youth. These include tracking the impact of gender-affirming care on gender-diverse youths’ well-being over a two-year period, exploring the impact of educational institution betrayal on gender-diverse youths’ education and social well-being, developing a therapeutic group for gender-diverse youth and their caregivers, and assisting with the development of a life skills curriculum for gender-diverse People of Color age 18-24. These projects all have been funded through various community-based mechanisms and all have included the gender-diverse community in their design, implementation, and evaluation. Learn how researchers can engage with the community to learn about and address their needs.