Health Equity
Sexual Orientation and Gender Equity in Cancer Care
LGBTQ+ individuals often face healthcare challenges, including identifying and accessing providers knowledgeable about their health risks and behaviors and who provide culturally affirming care.
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For this reason, we will provide links to resources and care sites that support these individuals and can assist in ensuring there are places that not only give the right care but offer this in a respectful and affirming manner.
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Online Resources
The links found on this page provide numerous resources and support for overall healthcare, and cancer care and screening. Compiled by the State of RI Department of Health.
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Cancer Network offers specific cancer resources, peer group discussions, surveys and help for caregivers and patients. Explore their site for the information you may need or to connect with others.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1998. Focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, they offer a toll-free telephone number where confidential assistance is provided by trained counselors. The stated goals of the project are to provide crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for youth (defined by the organization as people under 25), as well as to offer guidance and resources to parents and educators in order to foster safe, accepting, and inclusive environments for all youth, at home, schools and colleges.
LGBTQ Equity
The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity provides behavioral health practitioners with vital information on supporting the population of people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, two-spirit, and other diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.
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