Building gender diverse communities - Developing an informed, youth-led, model of care for the trans youth served by the M'Wikwedong Friendship Centre

Aim: This partnership will support a team of Indigenous and racialized trans researchers and our partner, M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre, to develop a practice framework and a corresponding actionable plan to address the needs of the Two-Spirit, Indigenous, and non-Indigenous trans youth they serve. The goal to develop a set of actionable items that the M’Wikendong Friendship Centre as well as local health and community agencies can implement to better serve their trans youth.

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Principal Investigator(s): Julie James

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Community Partners/Advisors/Knowledge Users: M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre, practitioners in Grey-Bruce County in healthcare, education, and community services.

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Funded by SSHRC