Achieving Permanency for LGBTQ Youth

Autor/inn/en	Jacobs, Jill; Freundlich, Madelyn
Titel	Achieving Permanency for LGBTQ Youth
Quelle	In: Child Welfare, 85 (2006) 2, S.299-316 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4021
Schlagwörter	Child Welfare; Foster Care; Youth; Homosexuality; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindeswohl; Pflegehilfe; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Homosexualität; Analogiemodell
Abstract	This article brings together two significant efforts in the child welfare field: achieving permanence for youth in out-of-home care and meeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. During the past several years, a national movement has taken place to assure all children and youth have a permanent family connection before leaving the child welfare system; however, LGBTQ youth are not routinely included in the permanency discussions. At the same time, efforts in addressing the needs of LGBTQ youth have increased, but permanency is rarely mentioned as a need. This article offers models of permanence and practices to facilitate permanence with LGBTQ youth and their families. It also offers a youth-driven, individualized process, using youth development principles to achieve relational, physical, and legal permanence. Reunification efforts are discussed, including services, supports, and education required for youth to return to their family of origin. For those who cannot return home, other family resources are explored. The article also discusses cultural issues as they affect permanence for LGBTQ youth, and, finally, addresses the need for ongoing support services to sustain and support permanency. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org/pubs.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10