LGBTQIA+ & Pride Resources

LGBTQIA+ & Pride, Mental Health Matters

Celebrating Pride Month: The Vital Role of Community Mental Health for LGBTQIA+

Dear Community, I am honored to connect with you as the new President and CEO at Jefferson Center. Since my first day in May, I have been energized and uplifted by the incredible work our teams do each day to serve you, our community. A profound…

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LGBTQIA+ & Pride, Mental Health Matters

What Does Affirming Care Really Mean?

When you hear the word affirm, what comes to mind? For many of us, it’s “positive affirmations,” those short, encouraging phrases we repeat to remind ourselves of our worth. While those are powerful, affirming care means something deeper. It’s abou…

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LGBTQIA+ & Pride, Mental Health Matters

What Community Means for LGBTQIA+ Mental Health

We all want a place where we can feel safe and be ourselves. It should be no question for any of us to have a space to be listened to and stood up for. That is what we call community. But for LGBTQIA+ individuals—it can sometimes be hard to find th…

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LGBTQIA+ & Pride, Mental Health Matters, Stigma

Standing Up for Our Community

Right now, our mental health is more important than ever. Mental Health Month begins this year as harmful changes are being made to both funding and our most vulnerable communities. Proposed cuts to Medicaid along with funding claw backs to SAMHSA…

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LGBTQIA+ & Pride, Mental Health Matters, Resources

Celebrating Life with Pride

As a part of our ongoing celebration of Pride Month, Jefferson Center would like to share this written piece from Tabbey Cardinal, a Senior Administrator at Jefferson Center. Tabbey describes in her own words the complex feelings around celebrating…

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LGBTQIA+ & Pride