[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 29, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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  IN RECOGNITION OF DR. BARBARA WARREN'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY AT THE LGBT 
                                 CENTER

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2008

  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Dr. Barbara 
Warren who is celebrating 20 years of service, dedication and hard work 
at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center in New York City.
  Dr. Warren joined the staff of the center in 1988 as a psychologist 
and only healthcare professional within the staff of six. Today, the 
Center has a staff of nearly 80 with a third of those in service to 
health programs created under her leadership. Dr. Warren is one of the 
greatest resources to be found at the Center, a font of information and 
a tireless worker for the LGBT Community and all New Yorkers.
  Dr. Warren has created numerous health programs, many the first of 
their kind, which now serve as examples both nationally and 
internationally. This array of programs include programs concerning 
HIV/AIDS, Crystal Meth, Bereavement, Alcohol, Substance and Tobacco 
Abuse, the Lesbian Cancer Initiative, the Gender Identity Project and 
the new Center CARE Recovery. Center CARE Recovery is the first 
licensed, outpatient LGBT-specific alcohol and substance abuse recovery 
program in New York State. Additionally, Dr. Warren created the Center 
Youth Program, Youth Enrichment Services (YES), 18 years ago, the first 
LGBT Youth program in the country, which has grown today to serve 
countless youth from all over the New York Metro area.
  Barbara has been active for many years in helping to secure 
critically important funding for LGBT social service programs through 
the New York State Network of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender 
Health and Human Services Providers, the National Association of LGBT 
Community Centers and the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria 
Association, and is also a Faculty Member at the New York State Academy 
of Addiction Studies and at the graduate programs of Fordham 
University, Hunter College, Columbia University and Yeshiva University.
  Dr. Warren was the principal writer of the official state-sponsored 
(NYS Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Service's Training for 
Counselors) training curriculum, which addresses sensitivity to LGBT-
specific needs.
  Today I rise to recognize and congratulate Dr. Barbara Warren for 20 
years of outstanding and dedicated service to the people of New York 
and for her groundbreaking work in the field of LGBT Social Services 
which has set the standard for such programs both nationally and 
internationally.

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