Abstract Italy’s government has enacted few supportive policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and all other sexual orientations and gender identities with which persons may identify (LGBTQ+), and most of the fundamental rights for sexual minorities are still not recognized. Despite this social and political situation, the Department of Developmental and Social Psychology of the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome established “Be as You Are,” the first Italian clinical research center specifically created for LGBTQ + people on a university campus. The facility offers several public services, such as: (a) counseling or individual psychotherapy for LGBTQ + adolescents and young adults; (b) family therapy supporting LGBTQ + adolescents; (c) parent training programs; (d) interventions in different social contexts. This letter to the editor aims to present the clinical research center and to introduce the role played by LGBTQ + health care services to improve the well-being and mental health of sexual minority individuals, especially in stigmatized contexts where sexual prejudices are still rife, such as in Italy.

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罗马 Sapienza 大学“Be as You Are”临床研究中心

摘要 意大利政府对女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者和所有其他人可能认同的性取向和性别认同（LGBTQ+）制定的支持政策很少，性少数群体的大部分基本权利仍未得到承认。尽管存在这种社会和政治形势，罗马 Sapienza 大学医学和心理学学院的发展和社会心理学系成立了“Be as You Are”，这是意大利第一个专门为大学校园内的 LGBTQ + 人群创建的临床研究中心. 该设施提供多项公共服务，例如： (a) 为 LGBTQ + 青少年和年轻人提供咨询或个人心理治疗；(b) 支持 LGBTQ + 青少年的家庭治疗；(c) 家长培训计划；(d) 不同社会背景下的干预。