Posted tagged ‘LGBT’

LGBT Seniors – Mental Health Resources

December 16, 2009

LGBT-friendly outpatient mental health services, including psychotherapy and support groups are available at:

LGBT-friendly inpatient and partial hospitalization services are available at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington’s Lambda Center.

Find a LBGT-friendly psychiatrist at the website of the Association of Gay & Lesbian Psychiatrists.

 

LGBT Seniors – MD Domestic Partner Rights

December 16, 2009

In 2009, the Maryland Gerontological Association gave a presentation on how the state’s domestic partnership laws affect LGBT seniors.  Follow this link to the presentation notes.

Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related resource questions.

LGBT Seniors – Long Term Care Planning Guide

December 16, 2009

In 2009, the National Association of Lesbian Rights published this long term care planning legal guide for LGBT elders.

LGBT Seniors – Hospital Visitation Rights

December 16, 2009

Learn how to protect the hospital visitation rights of LGBT families in this guide from the Gay Lesbian Medical Association.

Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related resource questions.

LGBT Seniors – Find a gay-friendly physician

December 16, 2009

Primary medical care for LGBT patients and others is available at the Whitman Walker Clinics in DC.  Search for other LGBT friendly physicians at the Gay Lesbian Medical Association website.

Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related resource questions.