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Resources

The following are some resources that some of you may find helpful.

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NAMI Helpline

 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 800-273-TALK (8255)
If you or someone you know is in crisis—whether they are considering suicide or not—please call the toll-free Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) to speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline connects you with a crisis center in the Lifeline network closest to your location. Your call will be answered by a trained crisis worker who will listen empathetically and without judgment. The crisis worker will work to ensure that you feel safe and help identify options and information about mental health services in your area. Your call is confidential and free.

Crisis Text Line – Text NAMI to 741-741
Connect with a trained crisis counselor to receive free, 24/7 crisis support via text message.

National Domestic Violence Hotline – Call 800-799-SAFE (7233)
Trained expert advocates are available 24/7 to provide confidential support to anyone experiencing domestic violence or seeking resources and information. Help is available in Spanish and other languages.

National Sexual Assault Hotline – Call 800-656-HOPE (4673)
Connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area that offers access to a range of free services. Crisis chat support is available at Online Hotline. Free help, 24/7.

 


(800) 273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

 (800 )799-4889 Deaf or hard of hearing

 (800) 273-8255 Video relay service and voice/ caption

(888) 628-9454 Red de prevención de suicidio en Español 

(800) 799-7233 National Domestic Violence Hotline

(866) 488-7386 Trevor Hotline for LGBTQ+ youth or text "START" to 678678

(800) 656- 4673 Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)

(800) 273-8255 Veterans Crisis Line

(800) 442-4673 National Hopeline Network

(800) 366-8288 Self-Harm Hotline

(800) 656-4673 National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline

(800) 622-2255 Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line



San Diego County Access and Crisis Line

888-724-7240

​American Psychological Association

www.apa.org

San Diego Psychological Association

www.sdpsych.org


World Professional Association of Transgender Health


Www.WPATH.org

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration

https://www.samhsa.gov/

Alcoholic Anonymous of San Diego

​www.aasandiego.org

Marijuana Anonymous of San Diego

www.marijuana-anonymous.org/meetings/in-person/21-area/73-california-san-diego

Narcotic Anonymous of San Diego

www.sandiegona.org

The LGBT Center

http://www.thecentersd.org/

​UCSD Center for Mindfulness

https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/mindfulness/Pages/default.aspx

Autism Self Advocacy Network

paatism.org




LGBTQIA+ Resources

Here are some LGBTQIA+ Resources and LGBTQIA+ friendly businesses

  

San Diego LGBT Center 

3909 Centre Street San Diego CA 92103 

https://thecentersd.org/programs/

https://thecentersd.org/programs/behavioral-health-services/

https://www.genderadvocacyproject.org/


LGBT Friendly HealthCare Providers- San Diego 

Audiology

North County Audiology
www.northcountyaudiology.com
858.674.1910
11835 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 1313

Chiropractors

Marc Gottlieb, DC
www.lifewithincenter.com
619.291.5433
1452 University Ave San Diego, CA 92103


Joe Merlo, DC
www.goodvibrationschiro.com
619.281.1234
4060 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA, 92116


Angel Ochoa-Rea, DC
www.lgbtchiro.com
619.300.3838
3069 Lincoln Ave, San Diego, CA  92104


Joseph Ortega, DC
619.296.5655
5005 Texas St #301, San Diego, CA 92108


Shawn Robek, DC, LAc
619.295.9791
1010 University Ave, Suite C201, San Diego, CA 92103


Tim Shannahan, DC
619.543.9999
1816 Lincoln Ave, San Diego, CA 92103


Galap

https://thegalap.org/directory


Community Clinics

American Indian Health Center
619.234.2158


AHF San Diego Healthcare Center
619.516.8931
3904 4th Ave, Suite 140, San Diego, CA  92103


AHF Men’s (STD) Wellness Center
619.516.8920
3904 4th Ave, Suite 140, San Diego, CA  92103


Beach Area Community Clinic
619.488.0644
3705 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109


Central Region Public Health Center
619.229.5400
5202 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92105


County Health Services Complex
619.692.8550
3851 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92110


HIV, STD & Hepatitis Branch of Public Health Services (previously known as the County Office of AIDS Coordination)
www.sdcounty.ca.gov
619.296.3400


East San Diego Health Center
619.229.7990
5202 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92105

Hillcrest Family Health Center
www.fhcsd.org/hillcrest
619.515.2545


Human Rights Clinic
www.doctorsoftheworld.org
619.278.2405
3990 Old Town Ave, C201, San Diego, CA 92110
info@dowusa.org


Imperial Beach Community Clinic
619.429.3733
154 Palm Ave, San Diego, CA 92118

Linda Vista Health Center
619.279.0925
6973 Linda Vista Rd San Diego, CA 92111


Logan Heights Family Health Center
619.515.2300
1809 National Ave, San Diego, CA


Naval Medical Center San Diego Balboa Navy Hospital)
www.nmcsd.med.navy.mil
619.532.6400
34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA 92134


North Central Public Health Center
858.490.4400
2440 Grand Ave, San Diego, CA 92109


North Park Family Health Center
www.fhcsd.org
619.515.2424


Our Place Comprehensive Health Center
619.527.7390
286 Euclid Ave, Suite 308, San Diego, CA 92114
619.231.9791
120 Elm St, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92101


Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest
17 health care center locations
www.planned.org
1-888-743-7526


Public Health Services
619.296.2120
3028 Fifth Ave San Diego, CA 92103


Rosecrans Public Health Center
619.692.8550
3851 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92110

San Diego County Immunization Initiative
www.immunization.sd.org
619.692.8661
info@immunization.sd.org


The San Diego Psychological Association
www.sdpsych.org
619.297.4825
2535 Camino del Rio South, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92108
sdpa@sdpsych.org


San Diego American Indian Health Center
www.sdaihc.com
619.234.0648 or 619.234.2158
2630 First Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

San Diego County Department of Health Services, Askew Clinic
619.692.8550
1700 Pacific Highway, Rm. 107, San Diego, CA 92101


San Ysidro Health Center
www.syhc.org
619.428.4463
4004 Beyer Blvd, San Ysidro, CA 92173

Southeast Public Health Center
619.231.9300
3177 Ocean View Blvd, San Diego, CA 92113


UCSD Owen Clinic

https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/hiv/Pages/default.aspx

619.543.3995


Vista Community Clinic
www.vistacommunityclinic.org
760.631.5000 x0 (X7112 for Gender Care Services)
1000 Vale Terrace, Vista, CA 92084
info@vistacommunityclinic.org


HRT

Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego 
8110 Birmingham Way

San Diego CA 92123 


Dr. Maja Marinkovic M.D. 

Pediatric Endocrinologist 

858/966-4032 


Dr. David Inwards-Breland M.D.

Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine  

858/966-8493 


Dentistry

Carl Jepsen, DDS
619.298.2229
306 Walnut St, Suite 39, San Diego, CA  92103


Jeffrey Keeny, DDS
www.drkeeny.com
619.295.1512
1807 Robinson Ave, San Diego, CA 92103


Family Practice/Primary Care

Brian Lenzkes, MD
619.297.3737
3260 Third Ave, San Diego, CA 92103


Eric Mosier
Kaiser Permanente
Family Medicine/Family Physician
8080 Parkway Dr, La Mesa, CA  91942
1.800.290.5000


Michael Schmerber, MD
619.515.2545 x4849
Family Health Centers San Diego
4094 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103


UCSD Pediatric Associates


Fertility Specialists

Kaiser Permanente Infertility Clinic
619.221.0350
3250 Fordham Drive, San Diego, CA 92110


Lila Schmidt, MD
619.295.4050
4060 4th Ave #610, San Diego, CA 92103


The Lesbian Health Clinic Progressive Health Services
www.progressivehealth.org
619260.0810
2141 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104


West Coast Surrogacy & West Coast Egg Donation
www.westcoastsurrogacy.com
www.westcoasteggdonation.com
1080 University Avenue
Suite H 201
San Diego, CA 92103
949.861.4100


Male Fertility Specialists
www.malefertility.md
6699 Alvarado Road, #2207
San Diego, CA 92120
619.286.3520


Fertility Center of California, Sperm Bank Inc.
www.spermbankcalifornia.com
6699 Alvarado Road
Suite 2208
San Diego, CA 92120
619.265.0102


HIV Specialists

Craig Ballard, Pharm.D.
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
800.926.8273
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103


Jennifer Blanchard, M.D.
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
800.926.8273
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103


Edward Cachay, M.D., M.A.S. (Bilingual Spanish)
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
800.926.8273
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103


Joseph Caperna, M.D., A.P.C. (Bilingual Spanish)
619.233.4044
1855 First Ave, Suite 200B, San Diego, CA 92101


Brad Colwell, Pharm.D.
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
800.926.8273
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103

Ronald Joseph Ellis, M.D., Ph.D.
UC San Diego Health – Hillcrest Medical Offices North
800.926.8273
200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA  92103


Joseph Lonergan, M.D.
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
619.543.3995
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103

William Christopher Mathews, M.D.

UC San Diego Owen Clinic
800.926.8273
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103


Amy Sitapati, M.D.
Internal Medicine, UC San Diego Health
858.657.8000
8939 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite 110, La Jolla, CA 92037


Obstetrics and Gynecology

UCSD Women’s Health Center
619.471.9230
330 Lewis Street, Suite #200 San Diego, CA  92123

Best Start Birth Center
619.299.0840
3343 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA  92103


Kaiser Permanente
Patricia Achilly, NP
800.290.5000
4405 Vandever Avenue San Diego, CA  92120

Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group

Diana Cantu, MD
800.290.5000
780 Shadowridge Drive, Vista, CA  92083


Planned Parenthood
800.230.PLAN


Lesbian Health Clinic
Suzanne Gage RN
619.260.0810
2141 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92104


Kari Lynn Purcott, M.D.
OB/GYN
3998 Vista Way, Suite 202, Oceanside, CA  92056
760.901.5200


Transgender Knowledgeable Providers

Eshwa Ahmadi, MD
General Practitioner
Kaiser Permanente
4405 Vandever Avenue, San Diego, CA  92120
800.464.4000


Jose J. Canales, MD
Endocrinologist
Kaiser Permanente
3033 Bunker Hill Street, San Diego, CA 92109
877.236.0333


Mary Cueva, MD
Family Medicine
Sharp Rees Stealy
2067 W. Vista Way, Suite 250, Vista, CA  92083
866.228.2236


Brian Eichenberg, MD
Plastic Surgery
24687 Monroe Avenue, Murietta, CA  92562
951.506.1040


Tom Maddox, MD
General Practitioner
Kaiser Permanente
4405 Vandever Avenue, San Diego, CA  92120
800.464.4000


Maja Marinkovic, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology
7910 Frost St, Suite 200, San Diego, CA  92123
858.966.4032


Anita Marlowe, MD
Internal Medicine
Kaiser/UCSD
4647 Zion Avenue, San Diego, CA  92120
619.528.5000


Marlene M. Millen, MD
Internal Medicine
UCSD
330 Lewis Street, Suite 301, San Diego, CA  92103
619.471.9250


Ron Newfield, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology
7910 Frost St, Suite 200, San Diego, CA  92123
858.966.4032

Laura Norton Petrovich, MD

Pediatrics
Sharp Rees Stealy
1224 10th Street, Suite 200, Coronado, CA  92118
619.435.2234


Kari Lynn Purcott, MD
OB/GYN
3998 Vista Way, Suite 202, Oceanside, CA  92056
760.901.5200


Jeffrey Sandler, MD
Endocrinology
4060 4th Avenue, San Diego, CA  92103
619.497.6188


The Night Clinic (TNC)
Monday-Thursday, 5-9pm
Endocrinology/Hormone Treatment Counselors/HIV&STD Testing
Hillcrest Family Health Center
4094 4th Avenue, Hillcrest 92103
619.515.2545


Urology

Brian Dicks, MD
Genesis Healthcare Partners
4060 4th Avenue, Suite 310
San Diego, CA  92103
619.297.4707


Surgeons who perform gender affirming surgeries regardless of "BMI" numbers.

 www.transbmi.com 


Inclusive sex education resources 

 Scarleteen | Sex Education For The Real World 


 Gynecologists who will perform a tubal sterilization - Google Drive 


Pediatric Dentist

https://www.thesuperdentists.com/locations/chula-vista-dentist-2/

Superdentist Chula Vista

345 F Street, Suite 260 Chula Vista, CA 91910


LGBT Recovery Services/Domestic Violence 

Christie’s Place
www.ChristiesPlace.org
619.702.4186
2440 3rd Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

Center for Community Solutions
www.ccssd.org
Hotline: 888.385.4657
858.272.5777 (Coastal)
619.697.7477 (East County)
760.747.6282 (North County)


Crystal Meth Anonymous
http://sdcma.crystalmeth.org
619.342.1656


Live and Let Live Alano Club
www.LLLAC.org
619.298.8008
1730 Monroe Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116

San Diego County Domestic Violence Council
www.sddvc.org
Crisis Hotline: 888.272.1767


Smart Recovery San Diego
www.smartrecoverysd.org


Stepping Stone of San Diego
www.Steppingstonesd.org
619.295.3995
3969 4th Avenue, Suite 208, San Diego, CA 92103


Bay Recovery Centers Inc.
www.bayrecovery.com
800.375.7263
4241 Jutland Drive, Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92117


National Transgender and Nonbinary Resources

Family Equality Fertility Resources

https://www.familyequality.org/event/ask-the-experts-trans-fertility/

GLAAD: https://www.glaad.org/transgender/resources

PFLAG: https://pflag.org/search?keys=transgender&type=resource

Trans Life: https://www.translifeline.org/

The National Center for Transgender Equality: https://transequality.org/

TransLatin@ Coalition: https://www.translatinacoalition.org/

Gender Phluid Collective: https://thegpcollective.wixsite.com/thegpcsd

Trans Family Support Services: https://www.transfamilysos.org/

Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/

FLUX: https://www.transidentity.org/transgender-basics

Trevor Project https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Trans Youth Resources

Policy Statement American Academy of Pediatrics https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2018/09/13/peds.2018-2162.full.pdf


Statement on Gender Affirmative Approach to Care from the Pediatric Endocrine Society Special Interest Group on Transgender Health

https://www.pedsendo.org/members/members_only/PDF/TG_SIG_Position%20Statement_10_20_16.pdf

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/trvr_support_center/trans-gender-identity/

http://www.transyouthequality.org/for-youth-1

https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth-resources.htm

https://www.hrc.org/explore/topic/transgender-children-youth


Small businesses 

 https://www.finimpact.com/support-lgbtq-owned-small-businesses/ 


Dead name remover 

Deadname Remover - Chrome Web Store (google.com) 


Form fitting clothes for trans girls

Form fitting clothing for trans girls – RUBIES (rubyshines.com) 


Affirming Edits

https://www.affirmingedits.com/?fbclid=IwAR0k7UKfiBxswvSlOozwA8QaJHYtxQbJ8pur8pIdm-wDdx-RUXDPh0LktPo

Professional Photographer (for taking new photos as well as touching up your younger photos to make them aligned with your true gender).

Jennifer Wingrove 6195404037


Hair Stylist (though their presence itself is purely therapeutic!)

GeoFox Studio https://geofox.studio/ Dice and Vee Moreno

3960 Park Blvd, SD, CA 92103, suite B  

802-355-6194


Transguy.com

Affirming items for trans masculine people.

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