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2SLGBTQ+ SUPPORTS
2SLGBTQ+ SUPPORTS
ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES SEXUAL AND GENDER DIVERSITY
Creating safe and welcoming healthcare increases the quality of care and experience we offer to everyone. We provide this safe environment by ensuring that how we work together with patients, clients, families and each other is guided by our core values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety.
BRITE LINE
Brite Line is Edmonton’s first 24/7 mental health and wellness helpline dedicated to supporting people in Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
FYREFLY (INSTITUTE FOR GENDER & SEXUAL DIVERSITY)
The Fyrefly Institute provides programs and services to support the 2SLGBTQ+ community and its allies. Our work also involves partnerships with various local Edmonton organizations such as the Pride Centre to provide direct services from mental health support to 2SLGBTQ+ education to the community.
FAMILY RESILIENCE PROJECT
Through a partnership with the LGBTQ Wellness Centre, the Family Resilience Project offers free short-term counselling to sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ) children, youth, and families.
IT GETS BETTER CANADA
It Gets Better Canada fulfills its mission to uplift, empower, and connect Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2SLGBTQ+) youth across Canada through storytelling and building community. It Gets Better Canada envisions a day when no young person in Canada feels marginalized, isolated, excluded or rejected because of their sexuality or gender identification.
KIDS HELP PHONE
Kids Help Phone is here for 2SLGBTQ+ youth from coast to coast to coast 365 days a year. That’s why you can find resources on our website 24/7 about Pride, gender identity, real-life experiences, sexual orientation, discrimination and more.
1-800-668-6868 OR text 686868
PFLAG CANADA
In communities across the country, the Pflag Canada network provides peer support, education and advocacy for a Canada that affirms respects and values all sexualities, genders and gender expressions.
PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON
Provides free drop-in counselling, queer and trans youth groups and supports, family support and community resource information. A variety of in-person and remote supports are available.
REFUGEES AND NEWCOMERS
If you are a refugee claimant or newcomer to Edmonton, Alberta, we urge you to connect with the Settlement Practitioner, who can help you connect with local community and resources, and offer start-to-finish assistance through the refugee claims process.
THE RAINBOW PAGES
Is a resource guide developed by The Family Centre of Northern Alberta to provide Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer+ ((LGBTQ) youth and the youth-serving community with a consolidated guide of supports available in Edmonton.
RAINBOW READING
A virtual creative storytime for all ages! Listen to a 2SLGBTQ+ story, followed by kid-friendly discussion and an activity. Fridays at 6:30pm.
TRANS LIFELINE
Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people. Trans Lifeline works to create a world where all trans people have the connections, economic security, & care they need and deserve – free of prisons and police.
Phone Number: 877-330-6366
TRANS PARENT ALBERTA 101
There are many resources to help parents learn, get support and provide support to their loved one.
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