Emerging practices for supporting LGBTQI+ young people across human services programs
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- ASPE issue brief
- Author(s):
- Michaels, Eli, author Spielfogel, Jill, author Tabora, Brittany, author Dziedzic, Elizabeth, author
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, December 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Adolescent Sexual and Gender Minorities Social Support Social Welfare Social Work Young Adult United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- For young people (ages 10–24) who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, or intersex (LGBTQI+), positive development is influenced by factors operating at multiple levels, including their communities, the organizations they interact with, their families, their individual identities, and the broader structural context. It is important for human services programs serving LGBTQI+ young people to consider how inequities at any or all of those levels can intersect and compound to raise barriers to young people’s health and well-being. Human services programs are employing practices at each of these levels to support LGBTQI+ young people’s positive development and advance equity. Key practices include: (1) Interfacing with communities to build capacity and bolster resources for young people; (2) Hiring staff that share lived experiences with the young people they serve; (3) Supporting families at various stages of acceptance; (4) Building a network of supportive mentors and peers; (5) Practicing harm reduction and centering relationships in delivering services; (6) Meaningfully engaging young people in the design, delivery, and evaluation of programs.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (14 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918751488206676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918751488206676