Support & Health

Here you can find an overview of the services that offer support, hospitality and identity, as well as care and health for the LGBTQIA+ community of Padua.

Support, Hospitality and Identity, in this section you will find resources dedicated to social support and the affirmation of gender identity and sexual orientation.
Care and Health, in this section you will find health services and consultancy dedicated to physical and mental well-being for the LGBTQIA+ community

Attention: some of the links on the page refer to sites in Italian only. In this cases, we suggest you to use the automatic translation of the browser you are using.

Support, Hospitality and Identity

Associazione Boramosa

Boramosa is an association dedicated to offering support and assistance to LGBTQ+ migrants residing in and around Padua.

The organization, which is part of the LGBT+ Mariasilvia Spolato Anti-Discrimination Center, manages an information desk, organizes intercultural events and offers socio-legal support by appointment.

Associazione Mimosa

The Associazione Mimosa has been operating since 1996 in the social integration of people in a state of discomfort and social marginalization, with particular attention to sex workers and victims of trafficking.

The group is divided into the following activities: reception (social and work integration courses), communication and awareness, contact between people who practice prostitution and the social and health services of the area.

Centro antidiscriminazioni LGBT+ Maria Silvia Spolato

The Centro antidiscriminazione e antiviolenza LGBT+ “Mariasilvia Spolato” (Antidiscrimination and antiviolence centre) is a pole of services born from the collaboration between the Municipality of Padua, Arcigay Tralaltro, Boramosa, Sat Pink Aps and all the volunteers who participate.

The center deals with reception, advice, support and protection for LGBT+ people who are victims of discrimination and violence, offering concrete support: from telephone reception to mutual help groups for HIV-positive people, from legal advice to career guidance and much more.

Centro Veneto Progetti Donna

The Centro Veneto Progetti Donna is a women-oriented voluntary association - ONLUS which offers support to women in difficulty and victims of violence. It was born in Padua in 1990 on the initiative of a group of women to give a concrete response to the numerous requests for help.

For thirty years, the operators of the Center have welcomed women in difficulty, offering psychological and legal support.

In cases of violence and abuse, personal growth paths are offered, focusing on the woman, her needs and her experiences.

SAT Pink APS

The Sat Pink (Trans* reception service) was born in Verona in November 2011 within the Circolo Pink named as Transgender Pink and currently has three active reception points: Verona, Padua and Rovigo.

The association's goal is to respond to the many needs of trans*, non-binary and gender non-conforming people in the Veneto and neighboring regions. Among the services offered there are: psychological support, at work and mutual self-help group (AMA).

Sportello AGeDo (listening desk)

The Associazione AGedO Vicenza, in collaboration with the Progetto Giovani office (young-oriented municipal office), offers a free listening desk in Padua, at the Altinate San Gaetano Cultural Center.

The association's goal is to provide support and advice to anyone wishing to discuss the issue of the LGBTI parent-child relationship. Available by appointment only.

Care and Health

STD clinic and free HIV test

It is possible to take an anonymous and free HIV test without the need to book in the Infectious Diseases building from Monday to Friday from 08.00 to 18.00 and on Saturday from 08.00 to 12.00.

We recommend the toll-free number 800-861061 for information on the subject without fear of stigma and judgement. Please note: the outpatient activity is divided into multiple areas that deal with individual infectious pathologies (not just HIV) for which there is a dedicated outpatient clinic for each of them.

Free tampon dispenser

The Department of Statistical Sciences has installed an automatic dispenser for sanitary napkins in its premises and set up two changing tables.

Aware that sanitary towels are a basic necessity, the director Giovanna Boccuzzo wanted to make the Department an increasingly welcoming, inclusive and attentive place to the needs of those who study and work there. To collect them, simply request the tokens at the reception and access the female students' bathrooms on the ground floor or in the bathroom in the east wing of the first floor, where there is another changing table.

Counseling

The italian consultorio is a support service regarding health, psycological and family related issue. It offer also inclusive sexual and reproductive counseling services. It's one of the safe and accessible points of reference for the community with trained professionals on women's and LGBT+ issues..

Padua is part of "Consultori Familiari Distretti Padova Bacchiglione, Terme Colli e Piovese", which is made up of:

Consultorio Adolescenti "Contatto Giovani”: aimed at young people aged 14 to 21 and their families
Mediazione Familiare e Spazio Neutro: with a focus on the right of children to have a stable relationship with both parents and the continuity of family ties.
Affido familiare/CASF: foster care
Progetto Primi Giorni: consultancy activities regarding gestation: from breastfeeding to pre and postpartum courses.
Sportello informativo per genitori in fase di separazione: deals with family separations and social and economic problems related. It proposes alternative conflict resolution methods to judicial ones (ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution) and more.

Prep service

After having evaluated the PrEP, it is possible to book a visit at one of the centers on the web page of the Padua Hospital. The manager of the service is Dr. Francesco Barbaro, and to access the service it is necessary to call the telephone numbers 0498214384 or 0498213745..

Warning: If you have had an HIV-risk relationship in the previous two days, it is important to know that you do not need PrEP, but PEP, access to which does not require a reservation.

If you know of other inclusive services in Padua, let us know by sending an email to collettivoschiara@gmail.com

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