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Health Imperatives Martha’s Vineyard is proud to provide high-quality, confidential, and affordable health and human services to island residents.

Mass. Gov provides Sexual and Reproductive Health Program (SRHP) Special Projects and information on confidential health services in Massachusetts 

The mission of PPLM is to protect and promote sexual and reproductive health and freedom of choice by providing clinical services, education and advocacy. Their vision is that sexual health is essential to every person’s well-being.

Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

The LGBTQ+ College Student Guide by Intelligent.com provides prospective students and their families with tools to identify the right schools, an overview of common challenges, tips for applying, and details on the federal laws that protect LGBTQ students. 

Finding a job can be both exciting and challenging, but candidates from the LGBTQ+ community often face unique issues and concerns. The Job & Career Guide for LGBTQ+ Candidate by Resume Builder is a comprehensive resource tailored to empower LGBTQ+ job seekers on their professional journey.

Exploring your sexual orientation and/or gender identity can bring up a lot of feelings and questions. The Coming Out Handbook by The Trevor Project works with you to explore your identity, what it might be like to share your identity with others, and provide you with tools and guiding questions to help you think about what coming out means to you

Thrive by CIGSYA (The Cape & Islands Gay & Straight Youth Alliance) is a community-based alliance of young people from fourteen to twenty-two that exists to improve the lives of LGBTIQQS (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning and straight) youth on Cape Cod and the Islands.

Reproductive Equity Now has compiled a comprehensive list of Abortion Care providers in Massachusetts, as well as fake women’s health clinics that masquerade as legitimate reproductive healthcare providers offering the full spectrum of reproductive health care options but which will not provide abortion care.

If you need help finding an abortion provider, you can contact one of the clinics on this page to learn the latest information about their services or contact the NAF Hotline to learn more about your options, including financial assistance to help with your procedure costs or travel expenses.

The Guttmacher Institute is a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) worldwide.

Mass General Brigham Martha's Vineyard Hospital is invested in the overall
health of the island and acts as a resource for medical abortions on Island. 

The most advanced urological treatments and technology are available, close to home, at Cape Cod Healthcare. From a variety of overactive bladder treatments, to their leading-edge Multi-parametric Prostate MRI imaging and the UroNav Fusion Prostate Biopsy System, their expert urologists can examine, diagnose and treat urological concerns with unparalleled accuracy.

The Urology Association of Cape Cod provides comprehensive, one-stop urologic services including ultrasounds and all testing for Bacteriology, Mycology, Histopathology, and Cytology.

RESOURCES

ABORTION ACCESS FUND

Friends understand the importance of people’s choice for abortion. We also understand the hardship that often comes with the cost of traveling off island, leaving work, and covering expenses. We work to raise awareness and funds for just these.   Financial assistance from this fund, up to $1,000, is available to any person to assist with the financial costs associated with obtaining an abortion, either medical or surgical.   Generally, these funds are distributed as a reimbursement for costs such as medical professional charges, co-pays for medication, and transportation to and from the appointment for the patient and a companion. A request for reimbursement must include receipts from providers, as well as travel, medications, and co-pay expenses. If it is more helpful for the fund to directly pay the provider for the procedure, this can be arranged. This fund is supported by our board members and donors, but any repayments, on any schedule, from participants are welcome and appreciated so other people have the same support. One can contact Friends of Family Planning directly by email; fofpmvi@gmail.com or through the Health Imperatives clinic staff 508-693-1208.  If one is looking for clinics supporting either procedure, Health Imperatives is available for this support.

Funded by Friends of Family Planning and Our Donors

VASECTOMY REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM

This program will reimburse any person up to $1,000 for costs associated with obtaining a vasectomy, whether on or off island. Costs may include medical procedure charges, co-pays for medication, transportation to and from the appointment, and costs associated with follow-up testing.  A request for reimbursement must include receipts from providers, as well as travel, medications, and co-pay expenses. If it is more helpful for the fund to directly pay the provider for the procedure, this can be arranged. Repayments to this program from participants are welcome and appreciated so other people have the same support.  One can contact Friends of Family Planning directly by email; fofpmvi@gmail.com or through the Health Imperatives clinic staff 508-693-1208

Funded by Friends of Family Planning and Our Donors
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