Narcisse asks H&H about mental health outcomes with stable affirming care
Narcisse frames the hearing around fairness, support, and access to care. She asks what H&H clinical experience shows; Omar Fattal says research and evidence show affirming care lowers depression and suicidality and improves overall mental well-being.
Thank you, Chair.
Two things as I'm sitting here and processing about life is acceptable in society that we live in and accessible to the best health care that you can get.
as a human being.
It's treating each other fairly, and unfortunately that we have, like my colleague just mentioned, you have difficulty and you don't have that support.
And we want to see New York City is a place where we support one another, and it's very important for us to be mindful of what's going on in our society.
So I thank you for being here and answering our question.
Mental health, unless we talk about the service capacity and mental health continuity.
Mental health, what does H&H clinical experience show about mental health outcomes for youth once they have stable access to gender-affirming care?
Hi, good afternoon.
I can't comment on individual cases, but I can agree with everything that was said before me.
There's research and evidence that shows that access to gender-affirming care does improve overall mental health outcomes, including lowering depression, lowering suicidality, and improving overall mental well-being.
Thank you.