Living Proof is the podcast series of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work.
November 16, 2009
Dr. Caitlin Ryan discusses her work on the Family Acceptance Project, the first major study of LGBT youth and their families. Findings from the project will be used to develop training and assessment materials for human service providers working with LGBT youth and families and to develop a new model for family-related care to improve health and mental health outcomes for all LGBT adolescents.
Reducing Risk and Promoting Well-Being for LGBT Youth:
The Critical Role of Family Support
Listen to Audio Podcast www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/podcast/episode.asp?ep=33
is a community research, intervention and education initiative to study the impact of family acceptance and rejection on the health, mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. Results will be used to help families provide support for LGBT youth, to develop appropriate interventions, programs and policies, and to train providers to improve the quality of services and care they receive. Read & Learn more - Family Acceptance Project, Marian Wright Edelman Institute (MWEI), San Francisco State University http://familyproject.sfsu.edu/
Publications found on Family Acceptance Project website
Best Practice Guidelines for Serving LGBT Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Overview
Although there is an increasing amount of information about the risks and challenges facing LGB youth (with very little information about transgender youth), we know little about their strengths and resiliency, including the strengths of families in supporting their children's health and well-being. Even though the family is the primary support for children and youth, and family involvement helps reduce adolescent risk, there have been no previous studies of how families affect their LGBT children’s risk and resiliency. Prior to this study, little information was available to show how families respond to an adolescent's coming out and how family and caregiver reactions affect adolescent health, mental health and development for LGBT young people. Read complete overview & more – Dr. Caitlin Ryan - Family Acceptance Project™
Living Proof is the podcast series of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. The purpose of this series is to engage practitioners and researchers in lifelong learning and to promote research to practice, practice to research. Living Proof features conversations with prominent social work professionals, interviews with cutting-edge researchers, and information on emerging trends and best practices in the field of social work. Read and learn more - Living Proof - Podcast Series
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"Someday, maybe, there will exist a well-informed, well-considered, and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit." Erik Erikson
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