➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Our Juvenile Justice System Is Failing LGBTQ Youth
Rewire – September 14, 2016
About 7 to 9 percent of young people in the United States identify as LGBTQ or gender-nonconforming. But recent research finds that percentage doubles among youth in juvenile justice facilities-and that these facilities are neglecting to keep LGBTQ youth safe or meet even their most basic needs, from housing to health care.
https://rewire.news/article/2016/09/14/juvenile-justice-system-failing-lgbtq-youth/