Achieving permanency for LGBTQ youth

Child Welfare

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 299-316

  Jacobs, Jill ^a   Freundlich, Madelyn ^b  

^a Excal Consulting Partners LLC ^*

^b Excal Consulting Partners LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY; FOSTER CARE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY; FOSTER HOME CARE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746930847     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (35)

1. Appell, A. R. (2001). Lesbian and gay adoption. Adoption Quarterly, 4(3), 75-86.
2. Berberet, H. (2004). Living in the shadows. San Diego, CA: Walden Family Services.
3. Charles, K., & Nelson, J. (2000). Permanency planning: Creating life long connections. What does it mean for adolescents? Tulsa, OK: National Resource Center for Youth Development.
4. Cohen, L., & Testa, M. (2004). Permanency for older wards. Urbana, IL: Children and Family Research Center.
5. Courtney, M. E., Dworsky, A., Ruth, G., Keller, T., Havlicek, T., & Bost, N. (2005). Midwest evaluation of the adult functioning of former foster youth: Outcomes at age 19. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall Center for Children.
6. Courtney, M. E., Piliavin, I., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Nesmith, A. (2001). Foster youth transitions to adulthood: A longitudinal view of youth leaving care. Child Welfare, 80(6), 690-701.
7. DeCrescenzo, T., & Mallon, G. (2000). Serving transgender youth: The role of child welfare systems. Washington, DC: CWLA Press.
8. Doran, L., & Berliner, L. (2001). Placement decisions for children in long-term foster care: Innovative practices and literature review. Olympia, WA: Washington State Institute for Public Policy.
9. Freundlich, M. (2003). Time running out: Teens in foster care. New York: Children's Rights.
10. Freundlich, M., & Avery, R. (in press). Gay and lesbian youth in foster care: Meeting their placement and services needs. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services.
11. Garthwait, C. L., & Horejsi, C. R. (1992). Beliefs and attitudes in child welfare: Tools for teaching and learning. Washington, DC: Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information.
12. Hair, E. C., Jager, J. & Garrett, S. B. (2002). Helping teens develop healthy social skills and relationships: What the research shows about navigating adolescence. Child Trends Research Brief. Washington, DC: Child Trends.
13. Jensen, J. K. (2004). Fostering interdependence: A family-centered approach to help youth aging out of foster care. Whittier Journal of Child and Family Advocacy, 3(2), 329-363.
14. Landsman, M. J. & Malone, K. (1999). A family-centered approach to achieving permanency for teens. Presentation at the 13th Annual National Association for Family Based Services Empowering Families Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. Available from authors.
15. Lewis, R. G., & Heffernan, M. S. (2000). Adolescents and families for life: A toolkit for supervisors. Gloucester, MA: High Popples Press.
16. Louisell, M. (2004). Model programs for youth permanency. Oakland, CA: California Permanency for Youth Project.
17. Mallon, G. P. (1992). Gay and no place to go: Assessing the needs of gay and lesbian adolescents in out-of-home care settings. Child Welfare, 71(6), 547-556.
18. Mallon, G. P. (1997). Basic premises, guiding principles, and competent practices for a positive youth development approach to working with gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth in out-of-home care. Child Welfare, 76(5), 591-609.
19. Mallon, G. P. (1998). We don't exactly get the welcome wagons: The experience of gay and lesbian adolescents in child welfare system. New York: Columbia University Press.
20. Mallon, G. P. (1999). Gray and lesbian adolescents and their families. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 11(1/2), 23-33.
21. Mallon, G. P. (2001). Lesbian and gay youth issues: A practical guide for youth workers. Washington, DC: CWLA Press.
22. Mallon, G. P. (2005). Facilitating permanency for youth. Washington, D.C.: CWLA Press.
23. Mallon, G. P., Aledort, N., & Ferrera, M. (2002). There's no place like home: Achieving safety, permanency, and well-being for lesbian and gay adolescents in out-of-home care settings. Child Welfare, 81(2), 407-439.
24. McMillen, J.C. & Tucker, J. (1999). The status of older adolescents at exit from out-of-home care. Child Welfare, 78(3), 339-360.
25. Renne, J. (2002). Reasonable efforts to finalize a permanency plan for "Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement." ABA Child Law Practice, 21(3), 1, 38-42.
26. Roberts, D. E. (1999). Poverty, race, and new directions in child welfare policy. 'Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, 1, 63-77.
27. Sanchez, R. M. (2004). Youth perspectives on permanency. Oakland, CA: California Permanency for Youth Project.
28. Scannapieco, M. (1996). An independent living program: Characteristics, outcomes, and indicators for the future of foster care services. Community Alternatives: International Journal of Family Care, 8(2), 19-25.
29. Sullivan, C., Sommer, C., & Moff, J. (2001). Youth in the margins: A report on the unmet needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adolescents in foster care. New York: Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund.
30. Sullivan, T. (1994). Obstacles to effective child welfare service with gay and lesbian youths. Child Welfare, 73(4), 291-304.
31. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2003). National survey of child and adolescent well-being (NSCAW). Accessed July 20, 2005, at www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/opre/abuse_neglect/nscaw/reports/exesum_nscaw/ exsum_nscaw.html.
32. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2005). The AFCARS Report. Accessed July 20, 2005, at www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/publications/afcars/ report10.htm.
33. Urban Justice Center. (2001). Justice for all? A report on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth in the New York juvenile justice system. New York: Author.
34. Wertheimer, R. (2002). Youth who "age out" of foster care: Troubled lives, troubling prospects. Child Trends Research Brief. Washington, DC: Child Trends.
35. Westat. (1986). Independent living services for youth in substitute care. Rockville, MD: Author.