A National Approach to Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ Homeless Youth
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Solutions Brief | 10 Apr 2009
Author: National Alliance to End Homelessness
This two-page fact sheet provides an overview of the prevalence and experience of LGBTQ youth, causal factors, and risks to LGBTQ youth while homeless. It also highlights a reform agenda to end homelessness for LGBTQ youth, which includes:
- Broadening community awareness of the prevalence and causes of homelessness for LGBTQ youth;
- Engage LGBTQ adults and allies in building local advocacy networks to expand services, shelter, and housing for LGBTQ homeless youth;
- Secure increased public investment from local, state, and federal government in services, shelter, and housing for homeless
LGBTQ youth; and
- Improve the cultural competency of local services, shelter, and housing to meet the needs of LGBTQ homeless youth.
The brief also makes the following best practice recommendations for:,
- Youth-serving professionals, case workers, and advocates
- Administrators and supervisors
- Improving residential services
Click here to download the full brief.
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