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Gender Identity Veteran Experience (GIVE) program

Our Gender Identity Veteran Experience (GIVE) Program offers specialized, culturally sensitive, competent, and gender affirming medical, mental health, and daily living care for all eligible Transgender and Intersex veterans. We provide a multidisciplinary approach to assessment and treatment of Gender Dysphoria which includes a wide range of gender affirming medical, mental health, and daily living support.

Your GIVE Program Coordinator

Michelle Wilcox studio portrait. She poses in front of the American flag and a blue background.

Michelle C. Wilcox LCSW, LASUDC

LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator

VA Salt Lake City health care

Phone: 801-582-1565, ext. 3481

Email: michelle.wilcox@va.gov

GIVE Program Services

  • Gender Affirming Mental Health Care
  • Pre and post-operative Gender Affirming Primary Care
  • Hormone Therapy & Surgical readiness assessments
  • Fertility Preservation Services
  • Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy
  • Vocal and non-verbal gender coaching
  • Gender Affirming Support groups
  • Gender Affirming Prosthetic services
  • Assistance with applying for legal name and gender marker change
  • Suicide prevention support
  • Psychiatric inpatient care
  • Gender Affirming Chaplin services
  • Vocational Rehabilitation