A new health network seeking to provide those who wish to “repair and recover” from so-called “gender-affirming” medical interventions launched last week as many recognizing the pain and despair of these individuals marked “Detrans Awareness Day.”
Resilience Health Network (RHN) is a North Dakota-based nonprofit that aims to develop a network of healthcare specialists who can provide educational information and address the needs of those who are hoping to “recover their innate biological traits,” said the group’s chairman, James Brown, Ph.D.
Brown, a Catholic biotech industry executive, spoke with CatholicVote about the project.
“We see the culture and the world and where it’s going,” Brown said during a recent phone interview about the launch of RHN. “And to the extent that we’ve had success, we want to be good stewards of resources, and decided to take a little bit of our time, treasure, and talent to create this group.”
“Right now, we’re trying to connect with, and build, a network of physicians who can connect with detransitioners in need,” Brown explained. “We’re also trying to provide some educational materials for everybody.”
“We want people to know they are not alone,” Dr. Kate Goonan, RHN’s director of medical support, said in a press statement. “Many individuals who undergo gender-related medical interventions may later seek to restore aspects of their biological traits, and our team is committed to helping them receive the highest standard of care to support their goals.”
RHN clarified that it “does not provide medical advice or care. Any relationships between Members and Healthcare Professionals are independent of RHN.”
Patients and their families can contact RHN for information or a referral to network professionals free of charge.
The physicians on RHN’s healthcare team are pediatrician Katherine Welch, M.D., OB/GYN Steve Foley, M.D., and endocrinologist Michael Laidlaw, M.D.
Brown said Laidlaw, for example, has begun putting together educational materials that provide information on tapering cross-sex hormones.
“So, if you’re a female who has been on testosterone, going cold turkey probably isn’t the best approach,” Brown explained. “So, they’ve written a document that contains information on how to gradually taper off the masculinizing hormones.”
“Jamie Reed, one of the whistleblowers, is part of our group as well,” Brown noted.
As her bio states, Reed is “one of the first public whistleblowers from a pediatric gender clinic in the United States.”
The Free Press published her highly acclaimed account, “I thought I was saving trans kids, now I am blowing the whistle,” in February 2023.
Endocrinology, OB/GYN, and pediatrics, Brown said, are likely the greatest specialty areas needed for the detransition population. “And we’re trying to get urologists and plastic surgeons, or other surgeons who can help repair some of the harm that’s been done to these patients,” he said. “So those are the top areas where people could be part of the network and then help these individuals who need it so desperately.”
Professionals who support the group’s Mission and Values and are interested in providing consultation and care to these patients can join the RHN network for $25 per year.
Brown said he is happy the Trump administration is recognizing the dangers of medicalized gender transition for children, and hopes RHN can build a network of physicians and other healthcare professionals willing to work with these patients and their families.
“As parents, we can all sympathize and imagine the pain and problems that arise from all this,” Brown said. “So, we’re trying to launch this network and get other people to help us.”
Those with questions or seeking further information about RHN are asked to contact the network at info@resiliencehealth.network.
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