The University of Maryland Prevention Research Center is a multidisciplinary community of scholars who develop and disseminate evidence-based solutions that prevent and address adverse health outcomes for sexual and gender minority (SGM) people. The UMD-PRC has four main content areas of prevention research that uniquely impact SGM communities: mental health, substance use, sexual and reproductive health, and violence prevention.
providers trained
through the Sexual and
Gender Diversity
Learning Community
UMD-PRC SGDLC Tools
Check out the UMD-PRC's newly released training tools designed to assess and elevate mental health care providers' affirmative practice with LGBTQ+ clients.
SGDLC Spring Trainings!
The SGDLC is offering two spring workshops for mental health care providers and organizational staff on LGBTQ+ affirmative practice: April 24-25 and May 3-24.
PRC Success Story
Learn more about our work improving LGBTQ+ mental health in this success story published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
UMD-PRC News
The University of Maryland Prevention Research Center is being supported from 2019-2024 by a cooperative agreement #U48 DP006382 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Any interpretations and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the authors and may not reflect those of the CDC.
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University of Maryland Prevention Research Center
SPH Building, 4200 Valley Drive, Room 1242L
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2611
Email: umd-prc@umd.edu