Addressing the Gaps in Gender Affirming Crisis Care

Learning Goals

• Understand the unique and precipitating risk factors for trans/gender diverse individuals that lead to crisis situations
• Recognize that the trans and gender diverse community experience mental health crises at an increased rate
• Understand that the scope of gender affirming care needs to expand in order to truly meet the needs of trans/gender diverse individuals who are in crisis

Presenters

• Aedyn Cressman (they/them) is a white, transmasc queer person from Kitchener, ON. They currently are a Support Coordinator with CMHA WW’s Mental Health and Justice team, and have experience in working with vulnerable populations in frontline positions in Montreal, Toronto, Kitchener/Waterloo, and Guelph.
• Victoria Peters (she/her) is a white, cisgender female. Victoria currently manages CMHA WW’s IMPACT and Mental Health & Justice Teams. She has experience in front-line and leadership positions at the individual, organizational and system level with vulnerable populations. Victoria is mom to a trans daughter and interested in system navigation for trans & gender-diverse individuals.