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CMHA WW Recognizes Transgender Awareness Week
Nov 19, 2021
CMHA WW joins individuals and organizations worldwide to commemorate Transgender Awareness Week – November 13-19th.
Individuals who identify as transgender experience stigma, discrimination, and violence, and “everyday transphobia.” These experiences of discrimination and violence can result in exclusion from social spaces, unemployment, avoidance of health care, and poor mental health. According to the Trans PULSE project based in Ontario, transgender people experience extremely high levels of depression and suicide, with over half in Ontario identifying symptoms consistent with clinical depression.
CMHA WW stands with others in remembering those whose lives have been lost, whose families and loved ones have been hurt, and those who advocate for a safer path ahead. CMHA honours members of the transgender community who have shared their experiences and hopes to create new avenues to have their voices heard in the influence of greater education, service design, programming, and delivery.