News3 March 2021
By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Canadian Mental Health Association of Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge has launched a new program to provide additional community supports for transgender and gender-diverse individuals.
Unveiled on Monday [March 1], the Trans Peer Outreach program will assist transgender and gender-diverse people in improving their quality of life through the provision of “community-based, client-centred care that supports positive interdependence.” Services will be delivered exclusively by individuals who have lived experience as a transgender or gender-diverse person.
The new initiative replaces the local CMHA branch’s Gender Journeys program, which ended on Feb. 26 following a three-year run.