LGBTQIA2S+ youth need to feel safe and supported in their schools, homes, and communities. This means creating environments where they are not discriminated against or harassed because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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A Letter to LGBTQIA2S+ Kids, Youth from Social Workers
We honor the richness of your authenticity and openly proclaim that you are perfect exactly as you are.
Conversion “Therapy” is a Harmful Practice
People who identify as gay or lesbian are neither ill nor are they suffering from a sickness that is in need of being cured.
Training Social Workers to Help LGBT Military Service Members
By Michael Ian Rothenberg, PhD, LCSW Dr. Michael Ian Rothenberg, LCSW holds a faculty appointment at the University of Central Florida School of Social Work where he teaches courses in Human Sexuality and Child Abuse Treatment and Prevention and is the Founder and...
The Family Acceptance Project’s Studies of LGBT Youth
School Bullying, Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Youth Linked With Risk for Suicide, HIV and STDs in Young Adulthood MAY 16, 2011 – Critical new research has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth who experience high...
Suicide Risks Among LGBTQ Youth
By Dave Reynolds, M.P.H. (Advocacy and Education Manager, The Trevor Project) and Phoenix Schneider, M.S.W. (Program Director, The Trevor Project) Q: Are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth more likely to attempt suicide than other youth,...
Interpersonal Violence in the LGBTQ Community
By Osvaldo Caballero, MSW, LCSW Introduction Osvaldo Caballero, MSW, LCSW is the Supervisor for Elder Abuse at the Metropolitan Family Services in Chicago, Illinois. Throughout his social work career I has worked in violence prevention and intervention having...
Practical Tips for LGBTQIA Parents Raising Teenagers
By Tony Madril, MSW, BCD Introduction Adolescence: A Time for Questioning Fear of Social Stigma Parental Task #1: To establish a pattern of warm and open communication Parental Task #2: To create a supportive social system Parental Task #3: To teach effective coping...
Preventing Suicide in LGBTQ+ Youth
By Katherine van Wormer, MSSW, PhD Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth often wrestle with issues related to their sexual orientation, which they dare not share with the adults in their lives.They hear biased remarks and cruel jokes. They read...
Risk Factors and Intervention Strategies for LGBT Youth
By Michael Langlois, LICSW Introduction Risky Behaviors GLB Youth and Suicide How Social Workers Can Help GLB Youth Selected Readings This article identifies and examines risk factors for suicide, self-harm and substance abuse in gay, lesbian, bisexual and...
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