Brief

Advancing Healthy Outcomes: Eight Ways to Promote the Health and Well-Being of LGBTQ+ Youth Involved with Child Welfare through FFPSA

August 13, 2019

Related Areas of Focus: FFPSA, LGBTQIA+

This brief outlines how child welfare systems can implement these eight strategies to address existing disproportionalities and disparities for LGBTQ+ children, youth, and families, promote optimal well-being, and recognize and affirm the multidimensional identities of youth and families including race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and immigration status.

About the Author

  • Megan Martin

    Executive Vice President of Strategy and Director of Public Policy

  • Alexandra (Alex) Citrin, MSW, MPP

    Director of Family Autonomy and Child Welfare Policy

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