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Recently, Fenway Health staff delved into the crucial topic of Black HIV/AIDS Awareness. With a focus on the theme "Engage, Educate, Empower: Uniting to End HIV/AIDS in Black Communities," a panel of Black staff members at Fenway Health with experience in HIV prevention and treatment came together to lead an insightful discussion on HIV stigma. In this video, Amika Brewster, AVP of Health Center Operations, recounts a conversation with a mother who was struggling after her son came out to her.

The Harvard Medical School-Fenway Health LGBTQIA+ Health Fellowship Program is Now Accepting Applications! The Fellowship equips primary care residency graduates with the skills needed to serve as influential physician leaders in the field of LGBTQIA+ health. More at https://buff.ly/3W16DEh

Wishing everyone a fantastic Fourth of July! 🇺🇸 Our offices will be closed today as we celebrate Independence Day. We'll resume regular business hours tomorrow. Enjoy the fireworks, barbecues, and time with friends and family! #FourthOfJuly #OfficeClosed #HolidayHours #IndependenceDay #CelebrateSafely

Celebrate Pride Month with the 'Pride in Our Health Podcast' finale episode! 🎉🌈 Join us for an inspiring conversation with Adrianna Boulin, Director of Racial Equity, Social Justice, and Community Engagement at Fenway Health and President of Boston Pride for the People. Dive into her journey of authenticity, healing, and community empowerment. Don’t miss this powerful episode highlighting the beauty and diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. Tune in and be inspired! Watch here or listen anywhere you listen to your podcasts https://lnkd.in/eQPHcVWp #PrideMonth #HealthEquity #Inclusion

Looking for resources to better support LGBTQ+ people this Pride Month and beyond? Bookmark the below: 🟧 ORN Fact Sheet on LGBTQ+ Populations and Opioid Use Disorder: bit.ly/3VP9HEE 🟪 ORN self-paced e-learning module, “Providing Affirming Care for LGBTQ+ People in Substance Use Treatment Settings”: bit.ly/4bgdW0q 🟩 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity, which is designed to support the implementation of change strategies within mental health and substance use disorder treatment systems to address disparities impacting the LGBTQ+ community: lgbtqequity.org 🟦 The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, a program of The Fenway Institute (Fenway Health) that provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for LGBTQIA+ people: lgbtqiahealtheducation.org ORN can help your efforts in providing affirming care to LGBTQ+ people this Pride Month and all throughout the year. Submit a request for technical assistance (TA) at OpioidResponseNetwork.org. #OpioidResponseNetwork #LGBTQHealth #HealthEquity #RecoveryReady

HR 2407 has the support of over 275 members of the House of Representatives, including @RepMcGovern @RepLoriTrahan @RepStephenLynch @RepAuchincloss @USRepKeating. The next step is to advance this bill through @WaysMeansCmte so we can address gaps that exist in cancer care. Congress, let’s get this done! #MCED @RepRichardNeal

Feliz Pride! We felt such warmth at the La Piñata: Latinx LGBTQIA+ Pride Celebration thrown by Project SHINE. We were so happy to attend and participate in this fantastic event filled with snacks, entertainment, information, and dancing. 🎉 #Pride #LGBTQIA #YellowPride #CommunityWarmth #TogetherWeShine #PrideColors #FenwayHealth #LaPiñata #ProjectSHINE #LatinxPride Luchiano Montero Tanika McKenzie

Fenway Health is happy to serve the LGBTQIA+ community, people living with HIV, and our Boston neighborhoods all year round! Hear a little bit more about our work from Jordina Shanks, CEO, and other community centers advancing healthy equity.

❗ New study finds dramatically worsening mental health and health disparities among trans and gender-diverse adults in the US❗ A research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine shows dramatic increases in health disparities for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals from 2014 to 2022: • Poor/fair health status in TGD adults rose from 26.6% to 35.1% • Frequent mental distress more than doubled from 18.8% to 38.9% • Depression prevalence skyrocketed from 19.7% to 51.3% Researchers suggest the surge in anti-transgender legislation and policies restricting gender-affirming care have likely contributed to these alarming trends. “The damage from these new laws that restrict access to life-saving care as well as the toxic rhetoric promulgated by these legislative campaigns is incalculable,” said study senior author Dr. Alex S. Keuroghlian, who directs the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute and the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Gender Identity Program. “It is imperative that clinicians understand established, evidence-based standards of care, and that they follow them when caring for TGD people.” Read more: https://buff.ly/45HvEce #TransHealth #MentalHealth #LGBTQIA+ #HealthEquity

We are excited to announce the TOGETHR study, a national study addressing HIV prevention for trans men and transmascs. The study is completely digital and online. Please check it out – it is an important project for our community! Click here to learn more: https://buff.ly/3KBKVkP #TOGETHR #TOGETHRstudy #HIV #HIV testing #PrEP #HIVprevention #Transgender #Trans #Transmasc #TransMan #LGBTQIA #TransPride