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Click to view specific population links below: African American | Alaskan Native/American Indian | Appalachian | Asian/Pacific Islander | Caribbean Islander | Disenfranchised | Immigrant and Refugee | Latino/Hispanic | Muslim/Islamic | Sexual and Gender Diverse |
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Website with a variety of resources regarding African American Mental health. Discusses cultural issues, at-risk groups, disparity data, and access to care. |
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Report focusing on black family and community strengths to help black children; includes data points and examples of places were black children are succeeding. |
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Toolkit with a varity of resources to help various types of organizations address the mental healt needs of African American males and conduct outreach ti a varierty of community organizations. |
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Countering School Pushout and the Criminalization of Girls of Color |
Webinar that discusses the factors that lead to school pushout and the criminalization of girls of color in school. It examines the impact of trauma on behavioral responses and discusses promising practices to address the issues. |
National Leadership Council of African American Behavioral Health |
Recognized as the only national umbrella organization focused on both mental health and substance abuse for the African American population that represents an array of perspectives and disciplines. |
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Study about the effects of police killings on the mental health of African Americans |
Provides background information for dealing with disproportionate representation of black youth in the juvenile justice system. |
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Understanding Health Reform: A Community Guide for African Americans |
This guide provides a better understanding of the new Healthcare Reform Law, the benefits available to them, and the potential for strengthening our nations' health and healthcare system. |
Study of factors affecting the health of women of color. |
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Training materials for addressing community violence and its effects on developing youth and families. |
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Seven part video series that highlightes best practices for meeting the needs of drug-endangered youth in tribal communities. |
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Website with a variety of resources regarding AI/AN mental health. Discusses cultural issues, at-risk groups, disparity data, and access to care. |
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Child Welfare in Indian Country: A Story of Painful Removals |
Discussion of child welfare issues relative to American Indians and Alaska Natives. |
Information regarding AIAN population for diastser workers and other service providers. |
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Study of financing opportunities and challenges of Tribal systems of care. |
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Discusses the cultural adaptation of evidence based child trauma treatment developed by the Indian Country Child Trauma Center. |
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Website with various resources for cultural adaptations for prorgrams serving AN/AI populations. |
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Website of the National Indian Child Welfare Association. |
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Information regarding Appalachian culture. |
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Article on Appalachian culture in Kentucky |
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Thesis Dissertation outlining the findings of a study regarding mental health beliefs, practices and utilization rates in Appalachia. |
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Article on appalachian culture, health beliefs and ideas for how to work with this population. |
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Brief that highlights specific issues affecting the behavioral health of this population. Brief first provides a historical context for this population and the issues they face, while also providing ideas for next steps. |
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Brief that highlights issues specific to Asian American/Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander boys and men. |
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Engaging Asian American Youth and Their Families in Quality Mental Health Services |
Asian American youth have a higher level of unmet mental health needs and lower level of mental health service engagement than White youth. This article presents reasons for lack of engagement in mental health services among Asian American youth and families. Practical strategies to enhance their engagement in mental health services are provided. |
This publication is based on research conducted by the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association and proceedings from the 2011 national consensus meeting titled: Integrated Care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities: A Blueprint for Action. |
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National Asian and American and Pacific Islander Mental Health Association |
Website dedicated to mproving health and well being of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders living in the United. |
Tips intended to provide basic background information on relevant aspects of Haitian culture for those volunteer and professional responders who may become involved in assisting survivors of the recent earthquake, or their friends and families living in the U.S. |
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Behavioral Health Services for People Who Are Homeless- TIP 55 |
Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) for providing behavioral services to special populations, in this case the homeless. |
Counseling Families in Poverty Moving from Paralyzing to Revitilizing |
Paper that presents a strength based approach for counseling families living in poverty. |
Demographic and other data regarding Immigrant families |
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This paper outlines the unique challenges that federal and state immigration enforcement measures pose to child well-being and family unity, including the implications for children and families involved in the child welfare system |
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Toolkit for developing and funding services to assist immigrant and refugee youth. Outlines best practices in various areas of program development |
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Resources for immigrant and refugee parents, children and youth. |
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Report of study regarding the challenges facing immigrant families in early childhood programs and solutions to address those challenges. |
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Innovations and Cultural Adaptations: Some Key Lessons for Effective School Mental Health Programs |
Conference presentation on innovations and cultural adaptations for mental health services for immigrant and refugee children in schools. |
Mental Health Inetrventions for Refugee Children in Resettlement |
Report of task force studying the effectiveness of EBPs on immigrant children. |
Highlights emerging practices in mentoring refugee youth such as group and family mentoring |
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Overcoming Barriers: A Toolkiit for Helping Refugees Adjust to Life in the US |
Toolkit for service providers that work with refugees. |
Partnering with Parents and Families to Support Immigrant and Refugee Children at School |
This paper outlines model programs that engage communities and community organizations to build effective and accessible mental health services for immigrant and refugee children and youth |
Though no one person will have every characteristic, an organization can use this list to assess their staff overall. |
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Refugee Children in U.S. Schools: A Toolkit for Teachers and School Personnel |
This toolkit was developed to support and assist schools with large numbers of refugee students. |
First person stories from immigrant parents involved in the child welfare system. |
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Strengths-Based Programming: The Example of Somali Refugee Youth |
Spotlight on Somali Refugees. |
This webinar's purpose is to provide core knowledge that will be beneficial during other training opportunities as you gain a deeper understanding of concepts around cultural competence. The ABC'S of CLC is the first of a series of webinars that are planned to build upon the information presented and further discuss cultural competence in working with specific populations. |
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This webinar provides core knowledge that may be beneficial for a deeper understanding of concepts related to working with the Latino community. This episode is one in a series of webinars that will provide basic information to supplement a podcast series that aims to build upon the information presented and further discuss cultural competence in working with specific populations. |
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Adaptation Guidelines for Serving Latino Children and Families Affected by Trauma |
Report of work group that provides guidelinesfor serving the Hispanic/Latino populations that are receiving care for trauma. |
Podcast that covers cultural issues that face Latino communities seeking behavioral health care. The podcast covers explanatory models, as well as communicating about wellness and healing. Texas System of Care CLC podcasts are intended to take a deeper dive into clinical considerations of working with various populations. |
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Community Defined Solutions for Latino Mental Health Care Disparities |
This report presents results of project that examined mental health disparities for the Latino population and includes strategies for improving mental health treatment, and strategic directions and recommendations for reducing health disparities in Latinos. |
Comprehensive In-Depth Literature Review and Analysis of Hispanic Mental Health Issues |
Report on hispanic culture and mental health beliefs and resulting disparities. |
Countering School Pushout and the Criminalization of Girls of Color |
Webinar that discusses the factors that lead to school pushout and the criminalization of girls of color in school. It examines the impact of trauma on behavioral responses and discusses promising practices to address the issues. |
Creating Culturally Competent Mental Health Systems for Latinos: Perspectives from an Expert Panel |
Guide with basic information and guidelines for public health professionals regarding Latinos and mental health. |
Critical Disparities in Latino Mental Health- Transforming Research Into Action |
Report of research from Latino Mental Health Summit. Discusses mental health issues and disparities facing Latinos and makes recommendations. |
Developing Culturally Centered Interventions for Hispanic and Latino Populations
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Webinar that presents culturally adapted evidence based practices that incorporate Hispanic and Latino culture. Seminario que presenta prácticas culturalmente adaptadas basadas en la evidencia que incorporan la cultura hispana y Latina. |
Evidence Based Practices with Latino Youth: A Literature Review |
Literature review of Evidence Based Practices. |
Healthy Communities Matter: The Importance of Place to the Health of Boys of Color |
This report discusses the various disparities faced by men and boys of color such as socio economic disparities, physical and emotional health disparities, disparities in safety, and disparities in readiness to learn. The report proposes community based solutions and provides best practices examples from various programs from around California. |
Website with a variety of resources regarding Hispanic/Latino Mental health. Discusses cultural issues, at-risk groups, disparity data, and access to care. |
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Brief that details promising practices for leadership development and empowerment of Hispanic/Latino boys and men |
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This report builds on earlier work to look more intentionally and explicitly at race and ethnicity and what they mean in the context of building healthy communities. |
Website for Reducing Disparities Project. Contains various resources regarding health disparities. |
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A report detailing promising practices in juvenile justice prevention prorgams for Latina Youth. |
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Report detailing recommendations to improve access to and quality of mental health services to Hispanics. |
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Website of the National Lantino Behavioral Health Association |
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Preliminary Adaptations for Working with Traumatized Latino/Hispanic Children and their Families |
This series serves to support the NCTSN commitment to raising the standard of care for traumatized children, their families, and their communities by highlighting the diversity of needs and experiences of those children, families, and communities. |
Videos to raise awareness among Hispanic/Latino communities about the five signs of emotional distress and where to go for help. |
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The Hispanic Stress Inventory- Adolesecent Version: A Culturally Informed Psychosocial Assessment |
Discusses a 2-phase study conducted to develop a culturally informed measure of psychosocial stress for adolescents. |
Este libro de actividades ha sido desarrollado para trabajar con ninos entre las edades de 6 a 12 anos que han tenido experiencias trauma tizantes. |
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Understanding Hispanic Diversity: A One Size Approach to Service Delivery May Not Fit All |
This brief uses qualitative data collected during the Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative Grantee Implementation Evaluation and describes the Hispanic population of the United States in terms of characteristics. |
Meeting Healthcare Needs of American Muslims: Challenges and Strategies for Healthcare Settings |
Discussion of Islamic values and cultural practices and their impact on healthcare practices. |
A Guide to Inform Local Efforts to Support and Affirm LGBTQI2-S Children, Youth and Families |
Provides information reharding SAHMSA's National Workgroup to Address the needs of LGBTQI2-S Children, Youth and Families. Also provides information on improving services to this target population. |
Research report on a three year study of LGBTQ youth engaged in survival sex. The focus is on exposure to STDs and other health issues, extent of substance abuse, and tretatment and service providers. |
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Addressing Truma Among Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Boys of Color |
Issue brief that highlights research regarding trauma amongst GBQ boys and young men of color. |
Compilation of strategies, practice examples, resources, and testimonials designed to help hospitals in their efforts to improve communication and provide more patient-centered care to their LGBT patients. |
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This project of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation provides a framework for agencies to achieve safety, permanency and well-being by improving their practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and families. |
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This monograph offers a public health approach for communities to meet the needs of families with LGBTQIS-2 parent, youth or child |
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Framework for what cultural competence training should entail when addressing the LGBTQ community. |
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Best Practices for Asking About Sexual Orientation on Surveys |
Report of expert panel regarding best practices for gathering data regarding sexual orienttion. |
Brief that discusses the issues that LGBT children and youth who are sexually exploited face when dealing with the child welfare system. The brief makes policy recommendations to make services accessible and appropriate to LGBT youth. |
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Outlines the issue of recovery from addiction and mental health problems specifically for the LGBT population. |
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Collecting Transgender-Inclusive Gender Data in Workplace and Other Surveys |
Article on options for gathering data on gender and gender identity. |
Compemdium of Health Profession Association LGBT Policy & Position Statements |
This document outlines LGBT related policy and position statements issued by health profession associations. |
The toolkit assists young people in understanding the negative impact of homophobia and transphobia on GLBTQ youth and in taking a stand for social justice. |
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Designing a Measure: Measuring Social Workers Attitudes toward LGBT Youth in Child Welfare |
This study reports the results of a study to analyze the reliability of a pilot instrument created to evaluate social workers' attitudes toward LGBT youth in foster care system. |
This report shares promising strategies for serving youth who are LGBTQI2-S and homeless. |
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Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth |
A report discussing effective and ineffective therapies for LGBTQ Youth. This report aims at reducing health disparities caused by the use of ineffective therapies. |
Enhancing Cultural Competence- Welcoming LGBTQ People in Mental Health Services |
Toolkit for those working with the LGBTQ population. Contains state specific resources for NY. Also contains general information. |
The purpose of this guide is to provide information, best practices, and resources for adult allies working with gender transitioning youth. |
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Getting Down to Basics: Tools to Support LGBTQ Youth In Care |
This tool kit offers practical tips and information to ensure that LGBTQ young people in care receive the support and services they deserve. |
Guide for Understanding, Supporting and Affirming LGBTQI2-S Children, Youth and Families |
This resource provides general information for service providers, educators, allies, and community members who seek to support the health and well-being of children and youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and/or two-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) and their families. This guide will help to promote full and affirming inclusion of diverse LGBTQI2-S youth and families in all aspects of systems of care. |
This document offers guidelines for how individuals and organizations can support and advocate for LGBT equality in their home, workplace and community. |
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This document offers guidelines to implement CWLA’s Best Practice Guidelines for Serving LGBT Youth in Out-of-Home Care. |
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Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients |
The guidelines are intended to inform the practice of psychologists and to provide information for the education and training of psychologists regarding LGB issues. |
This report identifies steps to improve the health and well-being LGBT individuals and families. |
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Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth In Juvenile Courts |
This represents the first effort to examine the experiences of LGBT youth in juvenile courts across the country. |
American Journal of Public Health Study compares the prevalence of current homelessness among adolescents reporting a minority sexual orientation (lesbian/gay, bisexual, unsure, or heterosexual with same-sex sexual partners) with that among exclusively heterosexual adolescents. |
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This research brief discusses challenges associated with collecting better information about the LGBT community and reviews eleven recent US and international surveys that ask sexual orientation or gender identity questions. |
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How to Gather Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Clinical Settings |
Brief that discussed methods for collecting data regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. |
Brief describing health disparities facing the LGBT community and ways to address those disparities. |
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Learning from the Field: Expert Panel on Youth Who are LGBTQI2-S and Homeless- Summary of Proeedings |
This summary shares state-of-the-art knowledge and promising practices to prevent and end homelessness among people with mental health and substance use disorders, and trauma histories. |
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents - Population Estimate and Prevalence of Health Behaviors |
Summary of a report regarding a study of lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents and the factors that affect their health and well being. |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in the Juvenile Justice System |
Practice guide for juvenile detentaion alternative sites designed to help them meet the needs of LGBTQ youth. |
This report analyzed responses by LGBT–identified youth regarding various questions about their coming out experience. |
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NDTAC Fact Sheet: Improving Services for Youth Who Are LGBT in Juvenile Justice Systems |
Fact sheet to enhance capacity of local and State administrators and practitioners to improve policies and procedures dealing with LGBT youth in the juvenile justice system. |
NRCPFC Toolkit for Practitioners & Researchers Working with LGBTQ Runaway and Homeless Youth |
Toolkit to assist agencies serviing runaway and homeless LGBTQ youth. |
This guide is a first step in reaching out to correctional agencies to help them identify, address, and respond to abuse of LGBTI individuals through agency policies and procedures. |
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A brief that discusses ways to recude the risk of substance abuse by LGBTQ youth. |
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Preventing Suicidal Behavior among LGBT Youth: Developing LGBT Cultural Comptetence |
Tool for assessing LGBT cultural competence. |
This is a Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Support to LGBTQ Youth and Their Families. |
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This brief describes key strategies, policies, and practices for professionals and systems to provide more culturally and linguistically competent care for LGBTQI2-S youth. |
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Quality Healthcare for LGBT People: Understanding the Health Needs of LGBT People, An Introduction |
This is part 1 of a 4 part webinar series, focusing on terminology and concepts associated with LGBT populations, marginaliazation and discrimation impacts on the health of LGBT people and the disparities they experience. |
These Recommended Practices elaborate on the provision of services to LGBTQ youth in the areas of foster care, child protection, family preservation, adoption and youth development. |
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Resources For Culturally Appropriate Integrated Services for LGBT Individuals |
Webinar discussing evaluation of organizational barriers to accessing care and steps for implementung culturally appropriate services |
These resources share best practices on creating a safe zone, supporting transgender and gender non-conforming youth, and creating and sustaining a Gay-Straight Alliance at schools. |
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Tool that provides strategies for supporting LGBT students. |
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SAMHSA's LGBT-focused efforts include encouraging States to consider LGBT needs in administering their SAMHSA Block Grants resources, promoting a sexual and gender minority focus in funding announcements where it is appropriate, supporting creation of sexual orientation questions for HHS national surveys, and providing ongoing leadership to help stop bullying of LGBT youth. |
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Presents data from the LGBT Homeless Youth Provider Survey, a web-based survey conducted from October 2011 through March 2012. |
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Sexual Orientation Guidelines: Principles for Collecting, Coding and Reporting Identity Data |
City of San Francisco policy document on gender identity data collection and reporting. |
This article was published in the newsletter by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) describing best practices in American Indian/ Alaska Native systems of care for current and graduated system of care communities. |
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This report illustrates the difficult learning environments encountered by LGBT students, and the discrimination, bullying and violence they experience in K-12 schools. |
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This webinar focuses on reducing risk for suicide and increasing positive outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. |
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This report provides details on LGBTQ youth in the child welfare system, the unique risks they face, and the important role that foster parents can play in reducing those risks. |
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Booklet for families with LGBT children and youth |
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This guide provides ways to talk about suicide safely and effectively, while advancing vital public discussions about preventing suicide, helping increase acceptance of LGBT people, and supporting their well-being. |
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Training curriculum to increase competence about sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Designed for practitioners working in the juvenile justice field. |
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This tookit shares tribal resolutions and codes to support two spirit and LGBT justice in Indian Country. |
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Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of LGBTQI Youth in Schools and Communities |
Webinar that discusses the importance of allies and teaching children to be accepting and tolerant. It also provides information about changing the culture of schools and communities to be more accepting and safer places for LGBTQI youth. |
This document shares considerations when working with LGBT students of color. |
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List of available LGBT youth and leadership trainings |
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