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Gender affirming care for transgender and gender diverse youth at Fenway Health is managed through family medicine primary care teams. As a patient, you and your parent(s)/guardian(s) work together with medical and behavioral health care providers to develop a treatment plan centered on your gender goals and based on your age, developmental history, medical, and mental health conditions. Understanding your goals and concerns allows us to support you, your family, and your larger support system.
Do you have questions about accessing gender affirming care, support, or resources? Chat with the Trans Health Program Youth and Family Coordinator with a free one-on-one phone call.
In recent years, the rights of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) young people have been threatened, with several states introducing legislation designed to restrict participation in sports and access to the health care people in these communities need and deserve.
Fenway Health is committed to providing high quality, culturally competent care and services to all of our patients, including trans and gender diverse youth. We also conduct research and education and engage in advocacy to expand care for and protect the rights of trans and gender diverse youth across the United States.
We work hard to ensure our facilities are as safe and welcoming as possible. We take any and all threats very seriously and our safety and security staff partner with law enforcement to address them.
Fenway’s programs and care for trans and gender diverse youth are an essential part of the work we do. We remain steadfast in our commitment to supporting all young people in our community.
We provide patient-centered, evidence-based care to ensure trans and gender diverse adults (18+) are informed and affirmed in their gender and healthcare needs.
Youth and Family All Access Hours provide a space for youth under 18 and family to speak with our Trans Health Program Youth and Family Coordinator about services at Fenway, support, resources, and more!
Youth and Family All Access Hours are Thursdays from 1:00-4:00PM by phone, Zoom, or in-person.
You will have an opportunity to meet with a medical provider, a behavioral health provider, and our Youth and Family Coordinator. Your care team will get to know you and your parent(s) or guardian(s). This is an opportunity for all of us to talk about your goals for gender affirmation, ask questions, share information, and review your medical, social, and gender histories.
We will come up with a plan to complete a behavioral health assessment. Whether your behavioral health care is with your own therapist or with us, the goal is to learn about your experience with gender and gender dysphoria, your goals for gender affirming care, your skills and strengths, and your family and social support system as it relates to your care.
Your care team will spend time talking about both non-medical and medical gender affirming options. Discussions will cover:
Check out the Trans and Gender Diverse Resource Library for more information on the following topics:
Parent/Guardian Support Group 1st Thursday of each month, 7-8:30PM |
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NOTE: This group is currently on hiatus (Sept 2024-December 2024). Please email [email protected] to be notified when this group will restart. This parent/guardian group provides an open opportunity for any parent(s)/guardian(s) of trans or gender diverse people to ask questions, get information, share experiences and develop community connections and support with other parents/guardians. Parents/guardians of any age trans/gender diverse person are welcome. This group is focused on providing information from a medical provider and a behavioral health provider, as well as other parents/guardians, and to provide a space to ask questions or voice any concerns they have. Parents/guardians (no matter their level of trans literacy) can get support and information, and process thoughts and emotions that might not feel comfortable or appropriate to talk about with the trans and gender diverse young people in their lives.
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For clinical case consultation, we recommend Transline: Transgender Medical Consultation Service. Responses are typically received within 2-3 business days.
For additional information, we recommend the Provider Resources in our library.
617.356.1573 or [email protected]
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