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TAG TEAM - Trans Adolescent Group Therapy
Sponsor: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Summary
This project will study the effect of the TAG TEAM group CBT program on the mental health of trans and gender diverse adolescents. TAG TEAM was co-designed by researchers and clinicians with a group of trans and gender diverse young people to help trans and gender diverse adolescents understand and cope with minority stress. Minority stress includes experiences like discrimination and rejection. TAG TEAM focuses on learning and practicing skills to support mental health and wellbeing. It also includes group discussions and activities with other trans and gender diverse young people. TAG TEAM groups are run by a psychologist and a trans peer facilitator. A trans peer facilitator is a trans and gender diverse person who is there to share their experience of being trans and to support participants in the group sessions.
Official title: Evaluation of Trans Adolescent Group ThErapy for Alleviating Minority Stress (TAG TEAM): a Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
142
Start Date
2026-04
Completion Date
2027-03
Last Updated
2026-03-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Trans Adolescent Group ThErapy for Alleviating Minority stress
The intervention, Trans Adolescent Group ThErapy for Alleviating Minority stress (TAG TEAM), is a group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) program, originally developed using co-design methodology with trans and gender diverse young people. The 6 weekly, 2-hour session TAG TEAM program aims to improve mental health and wellbeing using evidence-based cognitive and behavioural strategies to target minority stressors discrimination and internalised stigma and facilitating community connection and pride. The intervention will be delivered by a psychologist facilitator and peer facilitator, who will both be trained and supervised by clinical psychologists, to groups of 8 participants from the same stratum.
Locations (1)
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Parkville, Victoria, Australia