Youth Resource Guide

Note: The Personal Liberty Fund is unable to recommend specific therapists who work well with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning youth as we have no way of insuring quality. The following organizations have established relationships with therapists and are, therefore, in a better position to make specific recommendations. We have, however, included in the appendix a guide to selecting a therapist, "Choosing a Therapist: Advice for Seeking a Professional's Help." We encourage you to review this guide with every student who may need this type of support. The guide will also help the family of a student engaged in the process of finding this type of assistance.

HiTOPS
21 Wiggins St.
Princeton, NJ 08873
Phone: (609) 683-5155
Fax: (609) 683-9507
Email: hitops@hitops.org
Web: http://www.hitops.org

This agency runs a teen health and education center that provides clinical care and educational outreach relating to sexual and reproductive health, and healthy relationships. It provides referrals to therapists in Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset counties.

New Jersey Psychological Association Referral Service
349 East Northfield Road, Suite 211
Livingston, NJ 07039-4806
Phone: (973) 535-9888 or 800-281-6572 (in state only) Fax: (973) 535-6451
Email: NJPsych1@aol.com
Web: http://www.psychologynj.org

This service provides referrals to licensed NJPA psychologists throughout New Jersey. They can direct callers who request a referral for gay-affirming psychological services to an appropriate and geographically convenient psychologist.

National Association of Social Workers, New Jersey Chapter
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Issues Committee
2 Quakerbridge Plaza
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Phone: (609) 584-5686 or (800) 932-0004 Fax: (609) 584-5681
Email: naswnj@aol.com

This committee has compiled a list of therapists with interest/experience in working with clients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Contact either Pat Brennan at (609) 695-0161 or Barry Moore at (973) 746- 6196.

New York City:

The Hetrick-Martin Institute
2 Astor Place
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 674.2400
TTY: (212) 674.8695
Fax: (212) 674.8650
Web: http://www.h-m.org
Email: info@h-m.org

This Institute serves GLBT youth, questioning youth and their families with an extensive set of services ranging from both individual and family counseling, to social support opportunities and emergency housing. It serves young people from the ages of twelve through twenty-one.

Philadelphia:

Voyage House
1431 Lombard St.
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone: (215) 545-2910 (available 24 hours)

This gay sensitive agency provides counseling, support services, and short-term emergency housing for young people, ages twelve through seventeen.