TransKidsNL 2023: A Seven-Year Follow-Up of Healthcare and Support Needs of Trans Youth in Newfoundland & Labrador

This investigation is a seven-year follow-up study on the needs and concerns of transgender youth and their parents in Newfoundland & Labrador. For this study, 39 youth and 33 parents of transgender youth completed qualitative questionnaires. Concerns included lack of parental support, family physicians’ lack of knowledge of trans healthcare, wait times and costs of care, mental health, transphobia at school, and the rise in political transphobia. Ten recommendations emanating from the results are presented for healthcare providers and policymakers.