P4 Resources

Resources

 

Homelessness

Center for American Progress: The Federal Response to Gay and Transgender Homeless Youth
National Recommended Best Practices for Serving LGBT Homeless Youth

 

Juvenile Justice

The Equality Project Brochure
Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts
Locked Up & Out: LGBT Youth in Louisiana’s Juvenile Justice System

 

Legal Advocacy

ABA: Opening Doors Project Article
ABA: Opening Doors Project Brochure

 

LGBTQ

A Place of Respect: A Guide For Group Care Facilities Serving Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
Breaking The Silence
CASA: Addressing the Needs of LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care
LSC: County Readiness Survey
CWLA Best Practice Guidelines: Serving LGBT Youth In Out-of-home Care
American Academy of Child & Adolescents Psychiatry: Facts for Families
Center for American Progress: Family Acceptance Project
Getting Down to Basics: Tools to Support LGBTQ Youth in Care
Lambda Legal: LGBTQ Youth and Youth Living with HIV in Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Systems
Resources for Professionals Serving LGBT Youth in Out-of-Home Care

 

LGBTQ Youth

LGBTQ Youth in the California Foster Care System a Question and Answer Guide
Lambda Legal: LGBTQ Youth and Youth Living with HIV in Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Systems
NCLR: Youth Project
NCLR: LGBTQ Know Your Rights
People Magazine: Teen Suicide Tragedies

 

Policy

Assembly Bill 458: Chapter 331
Assembly Bill 458: The California Foster Care Non-Discrimination Act
NCLR: Model Policy & Practice Guidelines for Providing Non-Discriminatory Services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth in Juvenile Justice Facilities

 

Research

ACLU: Too High a Price
Parenting and Child Development in Adoptive Families: Does Parental Sexual Orientation Matter?
Evan P. Donaldson Adoption Institute: Expanding Resources for Children
HRC: Promising Practices in Adoption and Foster Care
Out of the Margins: A Report on Regional Listening Forums Highlighting the Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth in Care
UCLA: Adoption and Foster Care by Gay and Lesbian Parents in the United States

 

Training

LGBTQ Terminology
OHYAC: Creating Inclusive Systems of Care for LGBT Youth
OHYAC: LGBT Youth in Context
OHYAC: Family Acceptance Project

 
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