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Local help in Jackson

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Jackson is Mississippi's largest metro. Name changes are filed with the chancery clerk of the county where you live (Hinds, Madison, or Rankin). The ACLU of Mississippi, based in Jackson, runs the state's main trans legal help project, and Open Arms Healthcare Center offers affirming primary care, PrEP, and testing. Care for anyone under 18 is banned statewide.

Covers: Hinds County and the Jackson metro (Madison and Rankin counties)

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
Hinds County Chancery Court (Chancery Clerk, First Judicial District, Jackson)[1][2]

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Filing tips for this courtChancery Clerk's office at 316 S. President St., Jackson, MS 39201, 601-968-6508, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Call to confirm the fee (about…

Chancery Clerk's office at 316 S. President St., Jackson, MS 39201, 601-968-6508, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Call to confirm the fee (about $148 in the metro) and how to schedule a hearing. Madison and Rankin residents file in their own county.

Name change and ID help 2

Hormones and primary care 3

Sexual health, PrEP, and testing 1

  • My Brother's Keeper, Inc.[7]

    Ridgeland nonprofit that runs Open Arms Healthcare Center and community HIV prevention and PrEP programs. 769-216-2455.

    • Free
    769-216-2455407 Orchard Park, Ridgeland, MS 39157

Mental health and support 1

Sources

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  1. Chancery ClerkHinds County, Mississippi, Official page. accessed
    “Chancery Clerk Eddie Jean Carr, Phone: 601.968.6508, Address: 316 S. President St., Jackson, MS 39201”
  2. Madison County Chancery Court Civil Case Filing Fees (effective January 1, 2020)Madison County Chancery Clerk, Official page. accessed
    “Name Change, total 148.00”
  3. Identity Document ResourcesACLU of Mississippi, Organization. accessed
  4. Mississippi Legal ServicesOrganization. accessed
  5. Open Arms Healthcare CenterOrganization. accessed
  6. Sexual and Reproductive HealthcareOpen Arms Healthcare Center, Organization. accessed
  7. ServicesMy Brother's Keeper, Inc., Organization. accessed
  8. LocationsQueerMed, Organization. accessed
  9. Trans in the South Access ProjectCampaign for Southern Equality, Organization. accessed
  10. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed