“Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Gender Clinic co-founder Naida Dowshen revealed that she recruited research subjects from a youth homeless shelter,” The Post Millennial reports.
“We recruited folks from a variety of places across the city of Philadelphia, in our own HIV clinic and gender clinic as well as at Covenant House and in some other community-based organizations and aid services organizations that serve young trans women in Philadelphia,” said Dowshen, noting that the group also tried to recruit people through social media.
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The founder of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia ‘Gender Clinic’ was recruiting kids at a homeless shelter for her research pic.twitter.com/NWyJXCnpT0
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) October 3, 2022
Children's Philadelphia gender clinic co-founder says she conducts research on homeless youth | The Post Millennial | https://t.co/svnqig05ca https://t.co/5OpiE95bxh
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) October 3, 2022
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In addition to her work at the CHOP Gender Clinic, Nadia works at a youth shelter, Covenant House, where she stated she found research subjects.
CHOP runs a “CHOP connection” clinic at Covenant House, which is funded through Title X. pic.twitter.com/jWU7arYTJl
— Meg Brock (@MegEBrock) October 3, 2022
The acknowledgements in a study co-authored by Nadia Dowshen says,
“The authors would also like to acknowledge Covenant House Pennsylvania for allowing them to conduct research.” pic.twitter.com/iNioGxzBul
— Meg Brock (@MegEBrock) October 3, 2022
In 2020, Nadia Dowshen explained that the CHOP gender clinic receives patient referrals from foster care and homeless shelters.
In 2017, Rachel Levine, a supporter of the clinic, stated emancipated minors don’t need consent for hormonal treatment. pic.twitter.com/xBulGmWicF
— Meg Brock (@MegEBrock) October 3, 2022
From The Post Millennial:
A slide that appeared as Dowshen was talking revealed that the subjects they were looking for were biological males between the ages of 16 and 24, who identify as women, and who are either HIV positive or reported having anal sex with a male partner in the last year.
According to documents obtained by Megan Eileen, Dowshen provides general adolescent medical care at Covenant House, a youth shelter located in Philadelphia.
CHOP also runs a “CHOP Connection” clinic within the shelter site, which is staffed during the weekdays to meet “the physical, mental, and behavioral health needs of our youth,” according to the shelter’s website.
“Homelessness impacts young people’s physical and mental well-being in many ways, and because youth are still developing cognitively, physically, psychologically, and emotionally, those impacts can have deep effects. This is even more the case for young people of color and those who identify as LGBTQ, who face unique challenges associated with racism and prejudice,” the website states.
“Covenant House welcomes all young people facing homelessness with unconditional love and absolute respect and provides them access to a range of health and well-being services that they can use to heal and rediscover their potential. Our trauma-informed, resilience-focused programs and services range from medical care at our on-site health centers to yoga classes, music lessons, counseling, religious and spiritual services, and sports. In these activities, young people retake control over their lives, build on their strengths, and nourish their self-confidence.”
According to Eileen, this clinic is funded through Title X of the Public Health Service Act.
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