Assistance for
LGBTQ+ Individuals
The Mass General Brigham Employee Assistance Program is available to help with anything related to the LGBTQ+ communities and those who want to be a support. The resources below are welcoming and informed about LGBTQ+ issues. If you would like assistance with an issue you are facing or with identifying the right resources for you or a family member, contact the EAP at 866-724-4327 for confidential assistance.
EAP News Articles
Being an Ally to your LGBTQ+ Colleagues
The Mass General Brigham EAP is here to help you navigate this process and to assist those who want to support someone else in this process.
Coming Out Supports from HRC
The resources below can help to answer questions and suggest ways to support LGBTQ+ friends, family members, co-workers and others. For further assistance, contact the EAP at 866-724-4327.
- American Bar Association – Ally Toolkit
- GLAAD – Be an Ally & a Friend
- National Center for Transgender Equality – A Guide to Being a Good Ally
- National Center for Transgender Equality – How to be Respectful and Supportive to Non-Binary People
- MGH Institute for Health Professionals – How to Support Non-Binary and Trans Colleagues at Work
Microaggressions
Mass General Brigham and its hospitals strive to be advocates for diversity and equal opportunity and a respectful, inclusive work environment. Below are some workplace resources for the LGBTQ+ communities and their allies. Please contact the EAP at 866-724-4327 if you need further assistance.
MGB Resources
- MGB “Know the Line” Program
Understanding respectful behavior and reporting concerns. - Gender Identity Expression Policy
- Toolkit for Transitioning Colleagues
- Guide for Managers
- MGH Institute for Health Professionals – How to Support Non-Binary and Trans Colleagues at Work
MGB Employee & Student Resource Groups
- Brigham Health LGBTQ & Allies Resource Group
- LGBTQ and Allies at Harvard Medical School (LAHMS)
- MGB LGBTQ & Allies Employee Resource Groups
- MGH – LGBTQ Employee Resource Group
- Institute for Health Professionals – KinsIHP, LGBTQ Group – provides a forum and speakers for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer-identified students and allies. Contact: (studentlife@mghihp.edu)
- Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth (BAGLY)
- JRI.org – GLASS
- GLSEN
- OUT MetroWest – Resources for LGBTQ Youth, their Families and Others
- Fenway Health – Peer Listening Line
1-800-399-PEER - The Trevor Project – Suicide Prevention
- Fenway Health – The Borum
- Out Now
- UMass Amherst Stonewall Center
- BMC – Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
- BWH – LGBT-Aware Physician Directory and OutList
- Cooley Dickinson Medical Group – Oxbow Primary Care
- Fenway Health
- GLMA – Database of LGBTQ-Friendly Doctors
- Harvard Medical School OutList
- MGH – LBGTQ Aware Provider Directory
- MGH Transgender Health Program
Community organizations sensitive to these issues are good resources for safety planning, crisis intervention and prevention. The organizations below provide information about LGBTQ+ domestic abuse, prevention services and referrals to community resources that are informed and attuned to LGBTQ+ concerns.
General Resources
- CDC – Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet
- Emerge
- The Network – La Red – Ending Abuse in Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Communities
- Fenway Health – Violence Recovery Program
Hotlines
- Domestic Violence Hotline
877-785-2020 - Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
1-800-841-8371 - National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
