Youth Today
All posts tagged "LGBTQ"
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2.9KNewsDiscrimination Lands Many LGBT Youth in the Justice System, New Report Says
Stigma and discrimination, unsafe schools and discriminatory policing drive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth into the justice system where they...
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1.8KNewsCDC Finds LGB Students at Greater Risk of Bullying, Sexual Violence
Collective action is needed to ensure the safety of lesbian, gay and bisexual students, who experience violence and other health risks at...
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Health Risks Among Sexual Minority Youth
This new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses the first nationally representative study of U.S. lesbian, gay and...
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Educational Exclusion: Drop Out, Push Out, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
The Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) examines the ways in which school systems disproportionately discipline LGBTQ youth while also failing...
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Comprehensive HIV Prevention for LGBTQ Youth of Color Program Grants
Subject: Youth Welfare, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ Youth, Health, Healthcare Access | Deadline: Sept. 14, 2016
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1.5KNewsResponding to LGBT Youth after Orlando
Youth workers should foster resilience in individuals and resilience as a community, according to Akane Kominami, behavioral health services manager with Boston...
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1.8KNewsA Message to Queer Youth in the Wake of Orlando
For some, the ubiquity and high frequency of mass shootings in the United States is nothing less than shocking. But many teens...
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1.5KNewsAtlanta Vigil Held for Orlando Massacre
An estimated 3,000 people gathered at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights for vigil Tuesday evening remembering the massacre in...
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1.8KNewsCulturally Competent Youth Programming: Understanding Gender Fluidity
At a youth center in downtown Phoenix, teens can be found taking cooking lessons, participating in a drum circle or doing martial...
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1.9KOpinionHow Youth Workers and Organizations Can be Real Allies to LGBT Youth
Moments like this define my job as an ally. As facilitator of the Atlanta Coalition for LGBTQ youth, I’d like to share...
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Project Grants for Transitional Living Services for LGBTQ Runaway/Homeless Youth and Young Adults
Subject: Youth Welfare, Safety, LGBTQ Youth, Homeless/Runaway Youth | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2016
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3.9KNewsFDA Anti-Smoking Campaign Focuses on LGBT Youth
The Food & Drug Administration wants young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender smokers to know there’s no safe amount of tobacco use.
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3.4KNewsBecoming a ‘Real Boy’: Filmmaker Follows Teenager’s Trans Journey
“This is a film about what it feels like to just want to be loved by the people you’re closest to, and...
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National Foster Care Quality Improvement Grants for LGBTQ Children and Youth
Subject: LGBTQ Youth, Foster Care, Child/Youth Welfare, Safety | Deadline: May 17, 2016
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2.2KVideosCultural Competence and LGBTQ Kids
LGBTQ youth make up 5 to 10 percent of the 10- to 18-year olds in foster care. Culturally competent foster care addresses...
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Access to Safety: Health Outcomes, Substance Use and Abuse, and Service Provision for LGBTQ Youth Who Engage in Survival Sex
This new report from the Urban Institute shines a light on the risky world of LGBTQ youth involved in the commercial sex...
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2.1KNewsServices for LGBTQ Youth Who Have Survival Sex Are Inadequate: New Report
Most LGBTQ youth who trade sex for necessities or money they need to survive use protection to prevent sexually transmitted infections and...
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Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration underwent a careful review of existing research about conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth and...
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1.3KNewsReport: NYC Criminal Justice System Needs to Reform How It Treats LGBTQ Youth
The criminal justice system in New York City is ill equipped to deal with the needs of LGBTQ young people who engage...
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1.5KOpinionJustice System Must Not Worsen Harsh Realities of Life for LGBT Youth
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids want to be accepted, as do all teenagers — even in court.
