A Handbook for Health Care and Social Service Providers Working with Trans People. This book has a wide audience including physicians, mental health professionals, medical specialists, social workers, staff at frontline service organizations, etc. This document was created within a harm-reduction framework and with a holistic understanding of health in mind. Taking Charge was initiated in an effort to create pertinent resources geared towards health care and social service providers, to break the isolation of allied professionals who work with trans people, and to dispel the misinformation that deters many health care and social service providers from working with trans people.