CHEO’s Gender Diversity clinic supports children, youth and families at all stages of their journey with gender identity.
During your visit you will meet clerks, nurses, social workers and physicians from the Adolescent Health and Endocrinology teams. You might also meet staff from other areas across CHEO.
How to make an appointment
To book an appointment with CHEO’s Gender Diversity clinic you will need to have a referral.
Please note, our clinic accepts referrals for children and youth living in Ontario only.
We accept referrals from:
- Health-care providers, like your family doctor or pediatrician;
- school guidance counsellors and teachers;
- community partners (this could be Youth Services Bureau, YouthNet, a psychologist in the community and others).
Meet with your family doctor, pediatrician or school guidance counsellor, etc. and ask them to send in a referral.
Gender Diversity Clinic referral form
Mail or fax a referral to:
Adolescent Health Clinic (C-5), CHEO
401 Smyth Road
Ottawa ON K1H 8L1
Fax: 613-738-4258If you don’t have a family doctor or community partner who can refer you, you can refer yourself. Please give our Adolescent Health team a call at 613-737-7600 extension 3912.
What happens next
Once we get your referral, we review it and book an appointment for you. Sometimes we need more information from you, so we might contact you by phone to ask you a few questions or we might book a first meeting for you with our social worker. We will call you directly to let you know your appointment time.
About your appointment
The Gender Diversity clinic is located at the main CHEO campus in C-5 (within our Adolescent Health clinic). Check out our maps and locations page to help you find it.
When you come for your appointment, please bring:
- your health card
- any medications you are taking