Youth and Family Resources

"Sonoran Prevention Works is a grassroots group working to reduce vulnerabilities faced by individuals and communities impacted by drug use in Arizona. We utilize a harm reduction framework to educate Arizonans on overdose response, HIV and Hepatitis C prevention, and stigma. SPW provides capacity-building assistance and trainings to individuals and service organizations, including behavioral health and law enforcement. We recognize drug use as a public health concern that impacts everybody, and we utilize a framework of equity and evidence-based practices to intervene on preventable risks."

Located in Phoenix, but their website contains a lot of helpful information on how to prevent an overdose, where to find naloxone, and where to find clean syringes. They also provide contracted trainings to other orgs and businesses who wish to learn how to implement harm reduction protocols in their organizational framework.

Provides quality early childhood education program for children 2 to 6 years old

Jane Hilyard
3809 E. 3rd St.,Tucson, AZ
info@stmarkspreschool.com

The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. SRLP is a collective organization founded on the understanding that gender self-determination is inextricably intertwined with racial, social and economic justice.

Books and resources for embracing and supporting trans and gender diverse children and young people.

1-877-427-3230
The Trans Advisory Hotline of America is alive and well and available to those who are seeking peer support, information, direction, and referrals. If you just need a listening ear or feedback from someone who has run the course, call the toll free number 1-877-427-3230, from 6:00am to 11:00pm CST, 7 days a week. Voice mail other hours – return calls are done the very next morning.

This feature combines our exhaustive lists of professionals who work with the transgender community into one searchable database. Simply enter your ZIP or postal code to see all the resources near you. From there, you can adjust the distance you want to search or filter by type.

Transfamily is a support group for transgender and transexual people and their family and friends based out of Cleveland, Ohio. They provide referrals, literature, and over-the-phone information on all transgender issues. Although their meetings are held in Cleveland, Ohio, the Internet has enabled them to extend helping hands to transgender individuals and their families across the globe.

“Chapter 9: Transgender Children and Youth” by Arlene Lev (2004)

A.H. Grossman and A.R. D’Augelli. In Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (In press).