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U.S. Office of Population Affairs . 2022. Gender-affirming care and young people fact sheet. Rockville, MD: Office of Population Affairs, 2 pp.

Annotation: This factsheet from Health and Human Services emphasizes the benefit of gender-affirming care on the mental health of adolescents. In two pages it informs the reader on gender identity, types of gender-affirming care, and how early gender-affirming care can improve the mental health of young people. Resources include links to more comprehensive documents and article references.

Keywords: Adolescents, Gender identity, Gender-affirming care, LGTBQ, Nonbinary persons, Transgender persons

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