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US: How Trans Youth Are at Risk in Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Systems

April 28, 2017 by Greg Cywnar

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:

US: How Trans Youth Are at Risk in Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Systems
Chronicle of Social Change – April 26, 2017
Lydia’s experience is not an anomaly, according to a new study about gender nonconforming youth in state custody, released Monday by authors from Lambda Legal, Children’s Rights and the Center for the Study of Social Policy.
Report: Safe Havens: Closing the Gap Between Recommended Practice and Reality for Transgender and Gender-Expansive Youth in Out-of-Home Care: http://www.lambdalegal.org/safe-havens
Information Gateway resource: Working With LGBTQ Youth and Families: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/diverse-populations/lgbtq/
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/research-news/trans-youth-at-risk-in-child-welfare-juvenile-justice-systems/26631

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