The Network provides technical assistance to state and local systems and public agencies to ensure that they have the knowledge, resources, and supports needed to support LGBTQ+ consumers and communities. The types of technical assistance we can provide include:
- How to collect data for sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)
- Sharing community defined best practices
- Connecting county behavioral health department staff with local LGBTQ stakeholders
- Identifying system and program issues that impact LGBTQ consumers
- Providing system and program solutions to reduce barriers, increase access, and affirm LGBTQ consumers
- Offering feedback to legislators about bill language and potential unintended impacts for the LGBTQ community
- Fact sheets and reports about LGBTQ mental health issues
The Network provides technical assistance and capacity building support to LGBTQ organizations and communities. Some examples of the type of technical assistance and capacity building support we can provide includes:
- Webinars on system navigation and advocacy
- Fact sheets and reports about LGBTQ+ mental health
- Social media toolkits that allow small organizations to raise local awareness about mental health issues
- Navigating the county behavioral health budgets and MHSA plans
- Information about program models being used in other regions
- Information about emerging policy issues
- Opportunities to collaborate with and learn from other LGBTQ organizations
Surveying the Road to Equity: The Annual State of LGBTQ Communities 2019
Surveying the Road to Equity: The Annual State of LGBTQ Communities, 2019 presents findings from the 2019 #Out4MentalHealth Community Survey and Bisexual Needs Assessment. The report summarizes the issues affecting LGBTQ health, mental health, and well-being, and provides recommendations to reduce stigma and improve access to LGBTQ-affirming services. The report also details findings and recommendations from two roundtables with experts on LGBTQ Sex Work and LGBTQ Refugees and Asylum Seekers.
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Mapping the Road to Equity: The Annual State of LGBTQ Communities 2018
Mapping the Road to Equity: The Annual State of LGBTQ Communities, 2018 lifts up the voices of LGBTQ Californians to inform the work of community advocates, service providers, and policymakers. This report details the current state of LGBTQ health policy in California and the ways that a variety of issues impact LGBTQ mental health, including law enforcement, homelessness, school policies, and sexual orientation and gender identity data collection, and more.
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#Out4MentalHealth is a collaborative project of the California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network, funded by the California Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63) and overseen by the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC).
We have the honor of working alongside the following organizations across California for this project:
- Subscribe to our blog
- Sign up for our Network Newsletter here
- Join a Task Force
- Join our Network Calls on the first Thursday of every month
- Email Mandy Taylor, our Behavioral Health Equity Manager, to be added to an interest list and be the first to learn about new opportunities to get involved
- Follow us on social @CALGBTQHealth on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
If you would like assistance with improving LGBTQ mental health services in your county, please email O4MH@californialgbtqhealth.org for technical assistance.
