LGBTQ Youth of Color Impacted by the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems: A Research Agenda
Source: The Williams Institute
Focus Population: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), Family Members, LGBTQIA+, Peers/Clients/Consumers, People with Criminal or Juvenile Justice System Involvement, Youth, Transition Age Youth (TAY)
Topics: Behavioral Health Services, Best Practices, Community Defined or Evidence Based Practices, Child Welfare Systems, Criminal or Juvenile Justice System, Homelessness/Housing, Trauma-Informed Care
This report provided by The Williams Institute is a collection of working papers focused on understanding what is known and what needs to be better understood about the lives and outcomes of LGBTQ youth of color with system involvement. Youth were involved in feedback sessions and agreed with the scholars’ statements about what the empirical research demonstrates and what might need to be addressed next.