About

LGBTQIA+ Midwest is maintained by the Resilience + Resistance Collective. We are a team of researchers at the who work together to conduct community-engaged research, develop and implement interventions, and evaluate programs. We work locally in Washtenaw County and Metro Detroit, nationally in cities across the United States, and globally in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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LGBTQIA+ Midwest was originally developed by the Community Health Access Initiative (CHAI), a program of the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, focused on improving mental health and substance use outcomes among LGBTQIA+ youth by increasing access to inclusive and affirming health care. LGBTQIA+ people, youth in particular, face many difficulties accessing relevant health resources to address their health needs due to homophobia, transphobia, privacy concerns, and fear for their safety if outed. The resources on this website are intended to empower young LGBTQIA+ people with access to relevant, inclusive, and affirming health information.

Community partners: CHAI's Youth Action Committee, Corner Health Center, the Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health (MOASH), the Neutral Zone, Ozone House, Unified – HIV Health & Beyond, the Washtenaw County Health Department, the Adolescent Health Initiative (AHI) and the Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools (RAHS).

CHAI was funded by UMHS Community Health Services at Michigan Medicine.
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