Category: Actionability

Three bridges community health centre (vancouver coastal health)

4/12/2023

Description:

Three Bridges Community Health Centre, administered by Vancouver Coastal Health, provides primary care services to individuals who do not have a family doctor, and who may have challenges accessing traditional healthcare services. Those without a primary care provider can self-refer to Three Bridges to receive hormone stabilization and surgical access.

Accessibility:

Three Bridges permits self-referral, making it accessible to those who do not have a primary care provider to refer them.
Their website outlines clear eligibility requirements, including age, residency, insurance verification, and what types of care the client is interested in.
Because the Centre is administered by the provincial health system, wait times are unpredictable, and can vary from person to person. For surgical interventions, clients may wait weeks or months.

Actionability:

The goal of the Centre is to provide both primary and gender-affirming care for 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals.
Gender-affirming care resources include hormone management, surgical referrals, and pre- and post-operative care.
Due to high demand for gender-affirming care, clients are referred to other doctors or specialists for routine maintenance after beginning their treatment at Three Bridges.

Overall, this provider succeeds at Accessibility and Actionability.

Battered Women's support services

4/12/2023

Description:

Battered Women's Support Services offers a wide range of resources for individuals who are currently facing various types of sexualized and/or intimate partner violence, or are who have experienced violence in the past. Resources include crisis services, legal advocacy, education, and community outreach programs.

Community Orientation:

BWSS offers services to any LGBTQ2S+ or gender-diverse survivors of intimate partner abuse, child sexual abuse, and more. Their services are not limited to cisgender women.
They feature services tailored to the needs of visible minorities, including Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and gender-diverse groups.
They provide education that prioritizes safety, highlighting how abuse can take place in any intimate relationship (including those with gender-diverse partners).

Actionability:

BWSS hosts drop-in clinics, provides legal advocacy and assistance, and a maintains a 24/7 crisis telephone line for survivors of sexualized and/or intimate partner violence.
Their website contains a substantial volume of education and advocacy information, links to related services and organisations, and an extensive collection of resources to accommodate a wide range of individual circumstances.

Overall, this provider succeeds at Community Orientation and Actionability.

Gender Surgery Clinic at Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre (vancouver general hospital)

4/12/2023

Description:

The Gender Surgery Clinic at Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre is located on the main campus of Vancouver General Hospital. It houses the Gender Surgery Program B.C., which is the only program in Western Canada performing gender-affirming genital reconstruction surgery (i.e., "bottom surgery").

Clarity:

The Gender Surgery Clinic only performs gender-affirming surgical procedures; no other types of gender-affirming treatment (e.g., hormone replacement therapy) are provided.
They present stepwise guides towards achieving a desired outcome of transition, and offer multiple surgical consultations over the course of a person's transition.
Because the Clinic is administered by the provincial health system, wait times are unpredictable, and can vary from person to person. Clients may wait weeks or months before receiving surgical intervention.

Actionability:

They are the only centre in Western Canada performing “bottom surgery”. As part of their consulting they provide referral for other types of care.

Overall, this provider succeeds at Clarity and Actionability.

Gender Surgery Program B.C. (Vancouver Coastal Health)

4/12/2023

Description:

The Gender Surgery Program B.C., is part of the Gender Surgery Clinic at Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Center, located on the main campus of Vancouver General Hospital. Administered by Vancouver Coastal Health, the Program provides information on gender-affirming surgery, such as what procedures are available, and clear steps on how to obtain them. Additional resources include surgery referral forms and workbooks describing procedures and recovery.

Actionability:

The Program provides surgery referral forms and workbooks for duration of transition. They are the only surgery centre in Western Canada performing gender-affirming genital reconstruction surgery (i.e., "bottom surgery").

Clarity:

They provide straightforward descriptions of gender affirming treatment, a timeline of the usual process, and clear steps on how to obtain desired procedures.

Overall, this provider succeeds at Actionability and Clarity.

BC Children’s Hospital Gender Clinic

4/12/2023

Description:

The BC Children's Hospital Gender Clinic works in partnership with Trans Care BC and the BC Transgender Clinical Care Group to provide endocrine care (including puberty blockers and cross-hormone therapy) to youth. A referral from the youth's doctor is required for enrolment.

Actionability:

The Clinic provides gender-affirming endocrine care (such as hormone replacement therapy) for gender-diverse youth.
They accept youth up until their 17th birthday, and provide treatment until they turn 19. After this, they provide referrals, so that youth can continue their treatment as adults.
They require readiness assessments from mental health professionals to guide treatment.

Clarity:

The Clinic specializes in helping youth determine a long-term goals and plans for transition.
They provide and help fill out necessary care forms for further services as part of their referral, for whenever youth age out of the program.

Overall, this provider succeeds at Actionability and Clarity.

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Three bridges community health centre (vancouver coastal health)

Battered Women's support services

Gender Surgery Clinic at Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre (vancouver general hospital)

Gender Surgery Program B.C. (Vancouver Coastal Health)

BC Children’s Hospital Gender Clinic

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