United States. Children’s Bureau. Family Builders (Organization) National Quality Improvement Center on Tailored Services, Placement Stability and Permanency for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Two-Spirit Children and Youth in Foster Care. University of Maryland, Baltimore. School of Social Work. … Read More
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Homelessness and Housing Instability Among LGBTQ Youth
Trevor Project. 2022 Executive SummaryLGBTQ youth are overrepresented among young people experiencing homelessness andhousing instability in the United States. This elevated risk of homelessness and housinginstability has detrimental effects on LGBTQ youths’ mental health. This report uses datafrom the 2021 … Read More
Getting Down to Basics: Tools to Support LGBTQ Youth in Care
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people are in America’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems in disproportionate numbers. Like all young people in care, they have the right to be safe and protected. All too often, however, … Read More
One Adoptive Mom Chooses Love and Acceptance
This article discusses strategies for parents to use when their foster or adoptive child comes out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ). Recommendations include: expect to deal with LGBTQ issues, accept the declaration as truth, show acceptance, understand … Read More
Sexual- and Gender-Minority Families: A 2010 to 2020 Decade in Review
This article reviews research on sexual and gender minority (SGM) families, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, intersex, and other (LGBTQAI+) families, in the past decade (2010–2020). The article details the three primary subareas that make up the majority … Read More
Recommended Practices to Promote the Safety and Well-Being of LGBTQ Youth and Youth at Risk or Living with HIV in Child Welfare Settings
Recommended Practices to Promote the Safety and Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth and Youth at Risk or Living with HIV in Child Welfare Settings The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and a coalition of … Read More
A Guide for Father Involvement in Systems of Care
A Guide for Father Involvement in Systems of Care Published by the Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health, this guide focuses on the importance of fathers involvement in systems of care. It provides information about the importance of … Read More
OJJDP’s Model Programs Guide (MPG)
This online resource of evidence-based juvenile justice and youth prevention, intervention, and reentry programs, has added three new literature reviews. MPG literature reviews provide practitioners and policymakers with relevant research and evaluations on more than 40 juvenile justice topics and programs. … Read More
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Creating LGBTQ Affirming Agencies Video and Guide The Creating LGBTQ Affirming Agencies video and guide builds State and territorial capacity to create culturally inclusive environments within child welfare agencies for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals. Creating a culturally inclusive … Read More