For a comprehensive list of Virginia resources that is updated at least monthly, please click this link: Virginia Resources. Location is now the first column, in an effort to make a search easier. Some resources do not have physical locations.
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Q Chat Space provides live, chat-based, professionally facilitated, online support and discussion groups for LGBTQ+ teens 13-19. It is a safe space and can provide critical support when teens do not have a physical location to go.
Hosted by CenterLink, an international network of LGBTQ+ community centers, the discussion and groups are facilitated by professionals from 7 community centers across the country, including SMYAL, which is based in Washington, DC.
Sprout therapy connects medical professionals with parents of neurodivergent children nationwide. They have created a resource that highlights research about gender identity, dysphoria, and diversity in neurodivergent individuals as well as information on support groups for those with Austism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Identity Diversity.
https://www.joinsprouttherapy.com/studio/mood-disorders/autism-and-gender-identity
Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.