February marks Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) – a national effort to raise awareness about violence in relationships among teens and young adults and to promote programs and interventions to help prevent it. Dating violence encompasses types of abuse that can range from physical and sexual violence to forms of emotional abuse, including intimidation, […]
On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we reflect on the progress made and the challenges that lie ahead in ending the epidemic nationally and around the globe. In 2017, HIV/AIDS has and continues to disproportionately affect Black and African-American communities – black cis women, trans women, and men who have sex with men (MSM). Despite […]
Starting in May 2016, Callen-Lorde sent a team of ten mental health providers to participate in a two-part Intensive Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) hosted by The Linehan Institute-Behavioral Tech at St. John’s University. DBT is a comprehensive, evidence-based treatment originally designed for patients with borderline personality disorder and/or chronic suicidality and non-suicidal self injury […]
The national shortage of injectable estrogen persists — and continues to be a public health crisis. Callen-Lorde is at the forefront of a national effort to demand that injectable estrogen products are returned to the market. In September, we co-authored a sign-on letter to Par and Perrigo Pharmaceuticals – the companies that manufacture the brand […]
A Message from our Prevention Outreach Staff on World AIDS Day: “Today is a special day for Callen-Lorde, our communities, and all who have helped lead the effort to end the HIV epidemic not only in New York City but around the globe. December 1st is World AIDS Day, a day to pay tribute to […]
With the outcome of the election decided, many of us are wondering what will happen next. Through our nearly 50 year history for health justice we have seen for better and worse, change does not happen overnight. This is a struggle, and we are in it together. Callen-Lorde will continue to fight, as we always have, to fight for […]
October is filled with mental health awareness activities: Mental Health Awareness Week (Oct 3-8), National Depression Screening Day (Oct 6) and World Mental Health Day (Oct 10). While we highlight awareness and education in October, our staff work tirelessly throughout the year educating folks about LGBTQ mental health. Mental health teams have presented at events, classes […]
Par and Perrigo Pharmaceuticals Urged to Address and Remedy the National Shortage of Injectable Estrogen 570 Signatures Collected Calling for Action; New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray among Signatories Callen-Lorde Community Health Center is leading a national coalition – with partners from Fenway Health in Boston and Treatment Action Group in New York City – […]
Each year in September, organizations around the country rally up to raise awareness and knowledge around suicide and suicide prevention efforts. Though it is still heavily stigmatized and a taboo subject to some—suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US, and 2nd leading cause among young people ages 10-24. It claims 42,773 […]
Callen-Lorde Bronx Opens for Business! New Facility Will Serve Ever-Expanding Health Care Needs of New York City’s LGBTQ Communities; Apicha Community Health Center to Partner with Callen-Lorde on Health Care Referrals in Manhattan Callen-Lorde is proud to announce the opening of our newest facility, Callen-Lorde Bronx. Callen-Lorde Bronx provides primary care, HIV care, transgender care and […]