Services for trans people and their families

TENI offers trans persons and their loved ones one to one support and guidance either in person, via zoom or on the phone.
TENI offers advice and guidance in relation to gender recognition, healthcare pathway options, workplaces and signposting to other services.
TENI works closely with service providers, workplaces and other organisations who serve or work directly with trans people to provide guidance and support as well as trans awareness trainings.
TENI has information on peer support groups available here

• TENI offers families one to one support and guidance either in person or via zoom depending on the location
• TENI offers advice and guidance in relation to schools, youth groups, healthcare pathway options and signposting to other services.
• TENI works closely with schools and other organisations who work directly with young people to provide guidance and support as well as trans awareness trainings.
• TENI has a variety of support groups available:
  TransParenCI & Transformers are a set of support groups. These groups meet at the same time in the same venue but separate spaces for privacy. This way, both parents and young people are getting support whilst also supporting each other. A parent must be attending the TransParenCI group in order for a young person to attend the Transformers group.
  TransParenCI Minis is a support group specifically for parents of 12 and under. Often the needs of families of younger children are different to those of teens. This group aims to support these families in a way that is not overwhelming, and looks at age appropriate responses to situations that may arise. These groups meet in person in Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Kerry as well as online.
  Transcend is a support group for young people in the age bracket of 18-24yrs. Often young adults do not feel ready to join an adult peer support group initially but at the same time recognise that they have aged out of the Transformers age range. This group aims to bridge the gap between the adolescent services and the adult services. This group meets monthly online via zoom. Information on the different groups can be found on this link.

 A listening and signposting service for family members of trans people. It runs on a Sunday evening from 6-9pm and a Tuesday morning from 10am-12pm. It is run by volunteers who are all parents of trans people. It is a great service for parents who want to talk to other parents and who might not be ready to reach out to TENI or join a support group yet. 01 907 3707. Our motto is ‘Families Supporting Families’.

TENI offer training to workplaces, schools, universities, healthcare providers, hospitality and other service providers. Our standard Trans 101 training covers language use and terminology including cisgender, transgender, and non-binary; name and pronoun changes; the healthcare and legal contexts in Ireland; transphobia and bullying; and trans allyship and active inclusion at individual and service level. This training is always tailored to the context of your group – for example, workplace training looks at policy and workplace relations; college and university training looks at staff-student interactions and third-level processes around name and gender change; and healthcare training is specific to the healthcare area in question (general practice, sexual health, reproductive health, other clinical settings).

Our primary and post-primary training sessions look at the specific contexts and experiences of transgender young people in Ireland and covers gender identity development in young people, mental and physical health, socialising, and other areas. The primary focus of the training is exploring how a school can support a young person and families during this time, name and pronoun use, preventing bullying, and practical considerations around uniforms, bathrooms and school trips.

Contact office@teni.ie to book a training.