YCSC Grand Rounds: Research Updates—Supporting the Mental Health of Transgender Youth

Session Description

This presentation will update attendees on evolving treatment paradigms for supporting the mental health of transgender youth across various stages of development. The learning objectives are as follows.

• Explain how the treatment of prepubertal transgender youth has evolved over the past two decades
• Discuss the rationale and current evidence base for pubertal suppression for transgender adolescents
• Discuss the rationale and current evidence base for gender-affirming hormone treatment for transgender adolescents

Continuing Education

This session is approved for Continuing Education Credit (CEC) by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), CT and meets the continuing education criteria for Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapist, Professional Counselor, and Licensed Psychologist Licensure renewal. This session also meets the requirement for cultural competence. Additional information and instructions for earning CEC for this session will be provided at the live event.

YCSC Grand Rounds are reviewed for eligibility for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits on an annual basis and most lecture-style sessions are approved for the year. Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Individual event designation details are provided at applicable live events.

YCSC Grand Rounds sessions are typically presented in the Cohen Auditorium at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays from September through June, with a live stream available via Zoom. Internal participants are encouraged to attend sessions in person​​​​​. Recordings are posted on-line as soon as they are available. (Note: this session was not recorded.)