In this webinar, Dr. Bianca D.M. Wilson discusses the state of sexual orientation and gender identity demographic research among adolescents. It explores what research has discerned about sexual and gender minority foster youth.
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In this webinar, Dr. Bianca D.M. Wilson discusses the state of sexual orientation and gender identity demographic research among adolescents. It explores what research has discerned about sexual and gender minority foster youth.
In this webinar, presenters share findings from their report, “Safe Havens: Closing the Gap Between Recommended Practice and Reality for Transgender and Gender-Expansive Youth in Out-of-Home Care.”
The purpose of this brief is to support the efforts of California child welfare professionals to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of TGNC children in foster care.
(11 pp)
This brief lists policies pertaining to LGBTQ youth for each state, including D.C. It covers public accommodations, social services, child welfare, foster care, juvenile detention, educational facilities, and social worker guidelines.
(135 pp)
This brief utilizes data from the NSCAW-II to address a number of goals related to increasing our current knowledge concerning lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth involved in child welfare.
(8 pp)
This report describes the methodology used to answer the identified research questions, presents the findings, and provides preliminary recommendations to inform strategic planning in the counties for implementing the getREAL program.
(25 pp)
This policy paper discusses how religious refusal laws will impact all children and youth in foster care and—among other complications—can result in even less homes for children.
(7 pp)
This brief is a guide for parents on raising LGBTQ and GNC youth. It lists helpful behaviors, hurtful behaviors, and a glossary of terms.
(12 pp)
This policy paper provides recommendations for policy implementation of a “reasonable and prudent parent standard” for all youth in care, as well as recommendations for LGBTQ and expectant and parenting youth.
(7 pp)
This policy paper highlights the disparities between LGBTQ foster youth and non-LGBTQ peers, as well as the compounding effects these factors have on intersecting elements like race, ethnicity, culture, and language.
(36pp)