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 […]
SHORTAGE OF INJECTABLE ESTROGEN PRESENTS POSSIBLE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ESTROGEN IN PATCH AND TABLET FORMS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE Callen-Lorde Community Health Center warns of potential public health risk for transgender women and transfeminine people due to a nationwide shortage of some generic and brand name injectable estrogen. Makers of the drugs have reported manufacturing […]
Callen-Lorde is proud to announce our Board of Directors recently elected Laura A. Jacobs as Chair of the Board – the first trans and genderqueer-identified Board Chair in our organization’s history. Laura is a psychotherapist in New York City, New Jersey and Westchester, who works extensively with transgender and gender-nonconforming, LGBTQ, and sexual/gender minority populations. Jacobs has been a client of […]
Dearest community, As we all know by now, an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida that was hosting Latin Night on the evening of the National Puerto Rican Parades was the target of a mass shooting this weekend. At least fifty people’s lives were lost as a result of this heinous violence at Pulse Nightclub. Around the […]
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center), Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) and Callen-Lorde Community Health Center (Callen-Lorde) are excited – during LGBT Health Awareness Week – to announce a path-breaking, joint health equity initiative across our organizations called The Collaborative. While each organization will retain its independent status and […]
Infectious syphilis is increasing in New York State, with a 13 percent increase in New York City and a 44 percent increase in Upstate New York between 2013 and 2014. In many Central New York and Capital District counties, the number of cases has more than doubled in this period. The highest burden of […]