View: NEW!A Mental Health Recovery and Community Integration Guide for GLBTQI Individuals: What You Need to Know

Date: May 8, 2009
Category: 1. COMMUNITY INTEGRATION TOOLS AND RESOURCES Issues: *All CI Related Issues*
Link: http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Multicultural_Support1/Fact_Sheets1/GLBTQI_Recovery_Community_Integration_booklet.pdf

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the UPenn Collaborative developed this guide with feedback from the Pink & Blues support group (Philadelphia, PA) and the NAMI GLBTQI Leaders Group. This guide is designed to help answer important questions of people who are GLBTQI and are also seeking help with a mental illness. Download this guide to find information on the services available to ensure that GLBTQI individuals diagnosed with a mental illness have access to the same sensitivity and quality of services as anyone else.

Download the companion guide, GLBTQI Mental Health: Recommendations for Policies and Services , which provides important considerations for service providers and policy makers, including an assessment of the barriers faced by individuals in the GLBTQI community who are seeking mental health care and practical strategies to address these obstacles.

To find additional GLBTQI Mental Health resources visit the NAMI website at NAMI GLBT Mental Health Resources.