![]() |
||||
![]() |
||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
||||
|
Cross reference:
Best Practices and Model Programs: Unaccompanied Youth Information by Topic: Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Online Forum: Unaccompanied Youth LGBTQI2-S Homeless Youth (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, or Two-Spirited) This webpage, part of SAMHsA's Homelessness Resource Center provides various informational resources on working with LBGTQ homeless youth. This brief from the National Alliance to End Homelessness reviews research concerning LGBTQ homeless youth and offers suggestions for interventions with positive outcomes for homeless adolescents and young adults. This report from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force discusses the reasons why so many LGBT youth are homeless and the risks they face in shelters and on the street. Web visitors can download the audio press conference, the executive summary, the full publication, or fact sheets on LGBT youth from various cities and states across the country. This webpage from the National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning contains varied resources on working with LGBTQ youth in state care, whether as part of the foster care system of the juvenile justice system. This fact sheet from GLASS Youth and Family Services highlights statistics on LGBTQ homeless youth from studies and articles on this topic released within the past two decades. This practice brief from the National Center for Cultural Competence is for policymakers, administrators, and providers seeking to learn more about youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, or two-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) and how to develop culturally and linguistically competent programs and services to meet their needs. This fact sheet from SAMHSA's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Homelessness Resource Center provides tips and resources on what service providers and service provider agencies can do to help LGBTQI2-S youth feel welcome and safe. This guide from the Child Welfare League of America contains the first-ever set of comprehensive recommendations about how child welfare and juvenile justice professionals can best serve and work with LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) youth in state care. This guide from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute and the National Coalition for the Homeless discusses the barriers faced by transgender persons in accessing shelter and makes recommendations for how to eliminate these barriers. The guide includes a section dedicated to transgender youth issues. This fact sheet from SAMHSA's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Homelessness Resource Center provides basic information about LGBTQI2-S youth experiencing homelessness. *Clicking on an external link will take you to a non-NCHE webpage or document. The external agency's privacy policy may differ from that of NCHE. |
||||
| NCHE
Home | About NCHE | What's
New? | NCHE Products and Resources | Legislation Information by Topic | Online Forum | State/Local Resources | Best Practices | Disaster Planning Site Map | Search ![]() ![]() The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) is associated with The SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. This website was produced with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, on contract no. ED-01-CO-0092/0001. |
||||