Health and Wellness for LGBTIA+ Students
The GSD Pride Center recognizes the unique challenges impacting the health and wellness of LGBTQIA+ students. What follows is a list of COD and community based resources to assist you.
Student Health Services
College of the Desert offers extensive health and wellness resources through Student Health Services. These include virtual services as well as support connecting students with in-person health services in our local area. Here is a link to additional health and wellness resources at College of the Desert.
Mental Health Services
Riverside County provides a list of mental health care providers that offer support specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community. This includes how to find urgent mental health care in our area and various organizations that focus on the well-being gender and sexually diverse people.
Desert Aids Project
Desert Aids Project (DAP) is a local organization that provides a wide variety of free and low-cost health services. Home - DAP Health
Trevor Lifeline
The Trevor Lifeline is a national organization providing crisis and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) Youth
Phone: 866.4.U.TREVOR (866.488.7386)
LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert
The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert (The Center) assists LGBTQ people of the local area with a variety of programming and resources. This includes programming for youth and members of the community who live in the East Valley.
Borrego Transgender Services
College of the Desert works closely with Borrego Health Services to provide no and low cost health services for COD students. This includes services specifically available for the transgender community.
