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LGBTQ Youth



Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning youth.

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Best Practice Guidelines for LGBT Youth in Out of Home Care, Child Welfare League of America, 2006
Web site Child Welfare League Of America
Creating Inclusive Systems For LGBT Youth In And Out Of Home Care, The Model Standards Project
Defending LGBTQ Youth, Models Standards Project, 2005
Glossary of LGBT Terms, National Center for Lesbian Rights
New! Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts, K. Majd, National Juvenile Defender Center; J. Marksamer, National Center for Lesbian Rights; C. Reyes, Legal Services for Children. Fall 2009.
Justice For All?, Urban Justice Center, 2001
Legal Rights of LGBTQ Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, National Center for Lesbian Rights
LGBTQ Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Web site National Center for Lesbian Rights
Safety First! A Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth Under 18, Legal Services for Children, February 2004
Teleconference on Three Paths to Reform, July 18, 2006


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Approximately 2/3 of males and ¾ of females in Chicago’s Juvenile Detention Facility meet the diagnostic criteria for one or more psychiatric disorder. [more facts]


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