Youth Today
All posts tagged "LGBTQ"
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6.5KOpinionFamily Conflict for LGBTQ Youth Can Mean Housing Instability
Riley (all names have been changed to protect research participants’ privacy) had been living with their grandmother before moving into the emergency...
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3.8KOpinionHomeless Youth Must Be Helped With Services, Not Forced Into Justice System
In 2013, my colleagues and I were gathering stories from youth around the country to better understand their pathways into the justice...
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3.0KFrom the BureausHomeless and Queer New Yorkers: Through the Lens
The New York City bureau for the Center for Sustainable Journalism has extensively reported on queer homeless youth.
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2.9KFrom the BureausTrans Woman Who Died at Rikers Created Chain Reaction of Kindness, Friends Say
The first time Christina Vengerovsky met Layleen Cubilette-Polanco was on Christopher Street in the summer of 2010. Her friends had been talking...
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6.7KFrom the BureausAbusive Childhood, Then Foster Care Led to Homelessness
Matthew “Fire” Mishefski was days away from completing his makeshift encampment. After years of homelessness, the 24-year-old knew what he needed to...
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5.1KOpinionRethinking Meaning of ‘Justice’ for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
What does “justice” look like for young people experiencing homelessness in the United States? As one of the wealthiest nations in the...
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5.1KFrom the BureausA New York Trans Woman’s Journey: Trauma and Homelessness, Sex Work to Survive
Ael Ericha Loetterle’s experience with homelessness is the second of three stories on queer homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New...
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2.3KGrantsSouthern Community Development and Social Change Grassroots Program Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community Development, Social Change, Youth Development, LGBTQ | Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 | Deadline: Sept. 6, 2019
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3.0KFrom the BureausHomeless and Queer: A Vampire in Brooklyn
Faith Alastair’s experience with homelessness is the first of three stories on LGBTQ homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New York...
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5.4KOpinionLGBTQ Homeless Youth: We Can’t Ignore Their Systematic Oppression
Angel was unable to live at home because her mother ran a day care center out of their house and her clients...
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4.2K► ReportsNational Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2019
The Trevor Project recently released results from the largest-ever survey of LGBTQ youth across the country. The report shows that nearly 40%...
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1.7KGrantsCO Youth Mental Health Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mental Health, Health, LGBTQ Youth, Rural Youth, Minority Youth | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: June 15, 2019 or Oct....
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2.2KGrantsSoutheast Rural Community Social, Environmental and Economic Justice Grants
Subject: Community, Social Change, Rural Youth, Education, Juvenile Justice, Environment, Health | Deadline: May 9, 2019 | Amount: $5,000 - $15,000
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7.5KOpinionHomeless LGBT Youth: How We Can Fight Their Invisibility, Including Youth of Color
Youth homelessness is a pervasive problem throughout the United States, and its rate has steadily risen over the years. According to the...
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3.8KNewsLGBTQ Youth in Foster Care See Higher Roadblocks Than Others in System
Foster youth who identify as LGBTQ face significantly more hurdles in their educational path, experiencing harassment, homelessness and depression at higher rates,...
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3.3K► ReportsBlack and African American LGBTQ Youth Report
This new report from the Human Rights Campaign presents data and analysis from a survey of more than 1,600 black and African...
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2.7K► ReportsAlone Without a Home: A National Review of State Laws Affecting Unaccompanied Youth
Author(s): The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and the National Network for Youth Published: Feb. 13, 2019 Report Intro/Brief: “Each year, an...
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3.5K► ReportsTransgender Identity and Experiences Among High School Students
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released this study showing the prevalence of transgender high school students to be nearly...
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3.2K► ReportsSuicidal Behaviour Among Sexual-Minority Youth: A Review of the Role of Acceptance and Support
Researchers review the current knowledge about the development of suicidal behavior among sexual minority youth. They show how a negative social environment...
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3.1KNews2008 Recession Helped Create Many More Homeless Youth, Expert Says
Medical sociologist Eric Wright’s work has taken him into parks, abandoned buildings, shelters and other places off the beaten path.
