A practitioner's resource guide
Subtitle: helping families to support their LGBT children
Contributors: United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Series: HHS publication -- no. PEP14-LGBTKDS; HHS publication -- no. PEP14-LGBTKDS.
Publisher: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Rockville, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Sexual minorities' families; Sexual minority youth; Bisexual youth; Transsexual youth; Transgender youth; Homosexuality; Transsexualism
Description: This resource guide was developed and is being disseminated throughtout health and social service systems to hellp practitioners who work in a wide range of settings to understand the critical role of family acceptance and rejection in contributing to the health and well-being of adolescents who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. This includes practitioners who work in primary care, behavioral health, school-based services, familly service agencies, homeless and run-away programs, and foster care and juvenile justice settings. Its intent is to hellp practitioners implement best practices in engaging and helping families and caregivers to support their LGBT children.
Notes: Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 24, 2014).

"Prepared by Caitlin Ryan, PhD, ACSW, Director of the Family Acceptance Project at San Francisco State University under contract number HHSP233201200519P for SAMHSA, HHS."

Includes bibliographic references.

Mode of access: Internet.
Table of contents: title: Critical role of families in reducing risk & promoting well-being; title: Helping families decrease risk & increase well-being for their LGBT children; title: Increasing family support: How to help right now; title: Resources for practitioners and families.