 Mental Health Project
The California Department of Mental Health awarded a two-year, $444,000 grant to the California LGBT Health and Human Services Network to conduct a statewide assessment of the mental health needs of LGBT communities.
The study will collect data on the harm caused by discrimination, examining such issues as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, substance abuse and suicide. It will identify the best ways to prevent and treat mental health issues in the LGBT community.
For the first time, we will have meaningful data on how to improve treatment for the California LGBT population. For the first time, healthcare providers, consumers and organizations will come together to set priorities for the mental health needs of the LGBT community. For the first time, the door will be open to government funding for the incredible organizations who service our community.
The report the Network generates because of this grant will literally change the face of mental health services in California and be a model for the rest of the nation.
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