Sacramento Lesbian and Gay Mental Health Professionals Records, 1977-1982 Coll2011.074

Finding aid prepared by Marc LaRocque
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
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Title: Sacramento Lesbian and Gay Mental Health Professionals Records
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2011.074
Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
Language of Material: English
Container: 1
Physical Description: 0.1 linear foot. [1 folder]
Date (inclusive): 1977-1982
Abstract: Member list, newsletters, meeting minutes, membership applications, flyer, correspondence, ethics proposals, articles of incorporation, and clippings documenting activity of the Sacramento Lesbian and Gay Mental Health Professionals (SLGMHP), 1977-1982. The SLGMHP was "an organization for all gay health professonals in the Sacramento area to provide mutual support and to develop an informal referral system for gay clients."
creator: Sacramento Lesbian and Gay Mental Health Professionals.

Historical Note

Founded in 1980, Sacramento Lesbian and Gay Mental Health Professionals was "an organization for all gay health professonals in the Sacramento area to provide mutual support and to develop an informal referral system for gay clients."

Access

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Preferred Citation

Sacramento Lesbian and Gay Mental Health Professionals Records, Coll2011-074, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Processing Information

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.

Scope and Content

Member list, newsletters, meeting minutes, membership applications, flyer, correspondence, ethics proposals, articles of incorporation, and clippings documenting activity of the Sacramento Lesbian and Gay Mental Health Professionals (SLGMHP), 1977-1982. The SLGMHP was "an organization for all gay health professonals in the Sacramento area to provide mutual support and to develop an informal referral system for gay clients." Among other things, the collection documents SLGMHP's efforts to convince insurance companies of the need to cover mental health services for gay and lesbian clients.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Community health services--California
Gays--Services for
Homosexuality--Psychological aspects
Lesbians--Services for
Sacramento (Calif.)