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"Talking about gender for most people is the equivalent of fish talking about water."
"Talking about gender for most people is the equivalent of fish talking about water."
~author, Judith Lorber
~author, Judith Lorber
Our services
Our services
- Gender-affirming medical treatment and mental health services
- Family support services and linkage to outside resources
- Assistance with legal name and gender marker changes
- Peer Support groups
- Sexual health education including groups, one-on-one navigation services and HIV/STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) screening and treatment.
- Access to PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis) and PrEP (Pre Exposure Prophylaxis) for HIV prevention.
Reach out to us
Reach out to us
5000 Sunset Blvd. 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-5372
Fax: 323-913-3614
Email: ctyhd@chla.usc.edu
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Our mission
Our mission
The CTYHD at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is dedicated to providing gender-affirming healthcare for transgender and gender-nonconforming children, adolescents, young adults and their families. The CTYHD rejects the gatekeeper model of care and focuses on how to help our patients and families in the least restrictive environment possible.
Our history
Our history
Planning for the first Children’s Hospital began at a YMCA town meeting in what is now Downtown Los Angeles. CHLA was founded in 1901. In 1920, the Department of Physiotherapy opens for children with polio in need of physical rehabilitation. In 1928, The first children’s heart clinic opens at Children’s Hospital. In 1932 , the hospital becomes affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of USC. In 1962, the hospital expands and changes its name is legally changed from Childrens Hospital Society of Los Angeles to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. In 1963, the Division of Adolescent Medicine was established, where the CTYHD was later formed. CHLA has been ranked among the top ten hospitals in the US about 6 times.
Resource for educators
Resource for educators
Remembering the “T” in LGBT: Recruiting and Supporting Transgender Students
Remembering the “T” in LGBT: Recruiting and Supporting Transgender Students
FUNDING
FUNDING
According to Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD, medical director of the Center for Transyouth Health and Development at CHLA, she received an intramural award—supported by private philanthropy and other sources—for $160,000 over two years. She used the money to fund the early stages of a cross-sex hormone study.
In 2015, the National Institutes of Health awarded $5.7M for a five-year, multicenter study which will be the first in the U.S. to evaluate the long-term outcomes of medical treatment for transgender youth.
Johanna Olsen-Kennedy, MD
Johanna Olsen-Kennedy, MD
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