Providing Unbiased Services for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Youth

Hidden Injustice:  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts
            The Equity Foundation

Factsheet with statistics, including risk factors
            Advocates for Youth

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Youth Suicide Victims: An Exploratory Study
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Guidelines for Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients
            Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

 The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)-Standards of Care
            The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)

Suicide risk and prevention for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth
            Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Moving the Margins: Training Curriculum for Child Welfare Services with LGBTQ Youth in Out-of-Home Care
          National Association of Social Workers

The Trevor Project Survival Kit (suicide prevention)
           The Trevor Project

Breaking the Silence: LGBTQ Foster Youth Tell Their Stories - DVD and Resource CD
           National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)

Getting Down to Basics-Tools to Support LGBTQ Youth in Care
           Lambda Legal

Teaching Transgender
           National Center for Trangender Equality

Crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.
            The Trevor Project

The Model Standards Project
             Out of Home Youth Advocacy Council

LGBTIQQ Juvenile Justice Project
              The Equity Foundation

The Family Acceptance Project™
          http://familyproject.sfsu.edu/
          http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/fpW0908.pdf
              San Francisco State University

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

Helping Families Support Their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Children
             The National Center for Cultural Competence

"What Does Gay Mean?” How to Talk with Kids About Sexual Orientation and Prejudice (Spanish version available)
            Mental Health America

Annotated Bibliography: Resources for Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth and Families in the Foster Care System
            CASA for Children

Understanding the Needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Youth
Building on Family Strengths Conference

The Safe Space Kit: Guide to Being an Ally to LGBT Students
             Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network

Creating Safe Space for GLBTQ Youth: A Toolkit
             Girl's Best Friend Foundation and Advocates for Youth

Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)

PFLAG Portland  

Outside In- Services for Low income and Homeless Youth
     
Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC)

No Longer Alone: A Resource Manual for Rural Sexual Minority Youth and the Adults Who Serve Them
            National Youth Advocacy Coalition

TransActive Education & Advocacy- Support Services
            TransActive Education & Advocacy

Asset-based approaches for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, two-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) youth and families in systems of care.
          The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health.

Helping Families Support their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Children
          The National Center for Cultural Competence

Addressing the Needs of LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care
          CASA for Children

Providing Services and Supports for Youth who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex or Two-Spirit
           The National Center for Cultural Competence

Competencies for Counseling Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) Clients
           Association for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) Best Practice Guidelines: Serving LGBT Youth in Out-of-Home Care
           National Center for Lesbian Rights

Community Standards of Practice for Provision of Quality Health Care Services for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Clients
            The GLBT Health Access Project

National Recommended Best Practices for Serving LGBT Homeless Youth
             National Center for Lesbian Rights

Opening the Door to the Inclusion of Transgender People
            The National Center for Transgender Equality