Trans Resource Navigator

Local help in Hartford and New Haven

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Connecticut's two largest metros are about 40 miles apart and share many services. Name changes are filed in the Probate Court for the town where you live, with no filing fee: Hartford residents go to the Hartford Probate Court and New Haven residents to the New Haven Probate Court. Informed-consent hormone care is available from Planned Parenthood health centers in both cities and from Anchor Health in Hamden, just north of New Haven.

Covers: Greater Hartford (Hartford County) and Greater New Haven (New Haven County)

Draft list from organizations' own websites, 2026-09-24. Call ahead: hours and services change.

On this page
  1. Where to file
  2. Name change and ID help
  3. Hormones and primary care
  4. Sexual health, PrEP, and testing
  5. Mental health and support
  6. Sources

Where to file a name change

Court
Hartford Probate Court (District PD-01)[1][2][3]
Filing fee
$0
Free help with forms
Court self-help center

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Filing tips for this court**Hartford Probate Court**: 250 Constitution Plaza, 3rd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103; (860) 757-9150; Mon to Fri 8:30 to 4:30. Serves the city…

Hartford Probate Court: 250 Constitution Plaza, 3rd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103; (860) 757-9150; Mon to Fri 8:30 to 4:30. Serves the city of Hartford only.

New Haven Probate Court (PD-38): 200 Orange Street, 1st Floor, New Haven, CT 06510; (203) 946-4880; Mon to Fri 9:00 to 5:00. Serves the city of New Haven only.

Suburbs (West Hartford, East Hartford, Hamden, and others) have their own probate districts; use the court locator at ctprobate.gov.

Name change and ID help 4

Hormones and primary care 3

Sexual health, PrEP, and testing 2

  • Fair Haven Community Health Care[14]

    Federally qualified community health center in New Haven with multilingual staff, primary care, and HIV services. Ask whether a clinician at your site provides hormone therapy. 203-777-7411.

    • Sliding scale
    • Accepts Medicaid
    • Sees uninsured patients
    203-777-7411Languages: English, Español

  • APNH (AIDS Project New Haven)[15]

    Free and confidential STI testing (appointments or walk-in hours), plus support and affinity groups in Greater New Haven.

    • Free

Mental health and support 4

  • Yale Medicine Gender Program[16][17]

    Evaluation and mental health support for children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Stopped prescribing blockers and hormones to patients under 19 in July 2025. 203-785-4081.

    • Insurance
    203-785-40811 Long Wharf Drive, Fl 2, New Haven, CT 06511

  • New Haven Pride Center[18]

    Greater New Haven's LGBTQ+ community center. Reopened in April 2026 after a funding closure and is rebuilding its programs with limited staff.

    • Free

  • Q Plus[19]

    Youth-led nonprofit running weekly LGBTQ+ youth groups in towns across Connecticut, open mics, summer camps, and GSA support.

    • Free

  • Trans Lifeline[20]

    Peer-support hotline run by and for trans people, 877-565-8860.

    • Free
    877-565-8860

Sources

20 sources. Numbers in the text, like [1], point here.Show all
  1. Hartford Probate Court PD-01Connecticut Probate Courts, Court. accessed
    “250 Constitution Plaza, 3rd Floor Hartford, CT 06103-2814. Telephone (860) 757-9150”
  2. New Haven Probate Court PD-38Connecticut Probate Courts, Court. accessed
    “200 Orange Street, 1st Floor, P.O. Box 905 New Haven, CT 06504-0905. Telephone (203) 946-4880”
  3. Changing Your Legal NameConnecticut Probate Courts, Official page. accessed
  4. ID Documents, ConnecticutGLAD Law, Organization. accessed
  5. Greater Hartford Legal AidGreater Hartford Legal Aid, Organization. accessed
  6. Contact UsStatewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Organization. accessed
  7. Find UsNew Haven Legal Assistance Association, Organization. accessed
    “205 Orange Street New Haven, Connecticut 06510-2069 Phone 203-946-4811”
  8. Hartford North CenterPlanned Parenthood of Southern New England, Organization. accessed
  9. New Haven CenterPlanned Parenthood of Southern New England, Organization. accessed
  10. Gender-Affirming CarePlanned Parenthood of Southern New England, Organization. accessed
    “Our providers are trained in best practices of informed consent, so you don't need a letter from a therapist to get a hormone prescription from us.”
  11. Anchor HealthAnchor Health, Organization. accessed
  12. Locations and hoursAnchor Health, Organization. accessed
    “HAMDEN HEALTH CENTER 2200 Whitney Ave, Ste 290 Hamden, CT 06518 Phone 203-903-8308”
  13. Center for Gender HealthHartford HealthCare, Organization. accessed
  14. Fair Haven Community Health CareFair Haven Community Health Care, Organization. accessed
  15. APNHAPNH, Organization. accessed
    “We provide free and confidential STI testing services to the community. Book an appointment or walk in during our convenient testing hours.”
  16. Gender ProgramYale Medicine, Organization. accessed
  17. Yale New Haven Health to cut youth gender-affirming care servicesCT Mirror, News. accessed
  18. New Haven Pride CenterNew Haven Pride Center, Organization. accessed
    “After closing due to lack of funding in February 2026, and then mounting a truly historic fundraising campaign to reopen our doors in April, we are in the process of restoring the New Haven Pride Center”
  19. Q PlusQ Plus, Organization. accessed
  20. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed