Transcription of 1 BRIEF - SAMHSA
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Purpose of This BriefThis Practice BRIEF is for policymakers,administrators, and providers seeking to learnmore about (1) youth who are lesbian, gay,bisexual, transgender , questioning, intersex, ortwo-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) and (2) how to developculturally and linguistically competent programsand services to meet their needs and of Youth Who Are LGBTQI2-SAn estimated million adolescents who arelesbian, gay, or bisexual live in the United youth identify themselves as transgender ,intersex, two-spirit, or questioning, or use otherterms (see Box 1).1 These youth frequentlyencounter numerous challenges and may feelisolated, alienated, depressed, and fearful as theyattempt to navigate their emerging awareness oftheir sexual and/or gender indicate that youth who are LGBTQI2-Sare at risk for a number of negative experiencesand outcomes associated with how others react totheir sexual orientation and/or gender ,3 Compared with other you
and lesbian youth in care. In R. Woronoff and G. P. Mallon (Eds.), LGBTQ youth in child welfare [Special issue]. Child Welfare, 85 (2), 109-438. Providing Services and Supports for Youth who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex or …
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