Physical Health

The health and wellbeing of trans and queer youth of color is central to what we do every day in the GSA movement—whether that’s organizing for justice, creating safe spaces in schools, or advocating for comprehensive sex education. Taking care of ourselves and those around us is integral to a thriving movement and our own […]

Self-Care Assessment Worksheet: This assessment tool provides an overview of effective strategies to maintain self-care. After completing the assessment, you can move on to developing a full self-care plan with the worksheet on the second page.

The California TRUTH Council breaks down the experience of going to the doctor’s office as trans youth, and how health care providers can better support trans youth.

Trans Safety in a Cis World A resource pamphlet for TGNCY (trans and gender nonconforming youth) in Washington State.

Make a safety plan: This document will help you create a safety plan in the event that you are experiencing intimate partner violence. There are many sections to this safety planning document in order to provide a more comprehensive tool. It may feel long and overwhelming. Consider reading only a few sections at a time.

A general resource list for queer and trans youth categorized by state.

Available in English and Spanish, this resource defines wellness and its relationship to behavioral health and explains how to make the eight dimensions of wellness part of a healthy lifestyle.