Navigating Challenges in Youth Gender Care

The chapter delves into the complexities of providing gender care for young individuals, discussing issues such as long waiting lists, resource constraints, prescribing puberty blockers, and the age at which hormone treatments can begin. There is emphasis on the need for more holistic services, addressing diagnostic overshadowing, and the challenges in accessing psychiatric care for distressed children. The narrative also highlights the lack of evidence supporting medical interventions in youth gender care and the continuous efforts to improve care despite existing difficulties.