TY - JOUR
T1 - Services to LGBTQ runaway and homeless youth
T2 - Gaps and recommendations
AU - Maccio, Elaine M.
AU - Ferguson-Colvin, Kristin
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) at the City University of New York Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. The authors would like to thank the directors and staff of the 19 organizations who were interviewed for this study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - This article identifies gaps in services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth (RHY) and offers recommendations from the literature to fill them. Participants were 24 staff from 19 LGBTQ-RHY-serving agencies across the country. Over a 2-month period, researchers conducted 1-hour phone interviews with program staff and agency directors. Data from the interview transcripts were coded using template analysis, and the researchers modified the themes using an iterative coding process. Analyses yielded the following themes: a) housing services, b) educational services, c) employment services, d) family services, e) LGBTQ-affirming services, f) cultural competency training, and g) advocacy and organizing. Participants' perceptions of these gaps are provided, as are literature-driven recommendations to address those gaps. The findings from this study have the potential to guide program developers and policy makers in providing comprehensive, LGBTQ-affirming services for a substantial portion of the RHY population.
AB - This article identifies gaps in services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth (RHY) and offers recommendations from the literature to fill them. Participants were 24 staff from 19 LGBTQ-RHY-serving agencies across the country. Over a 2-month period, researchers conducted 1-hour phone interviews with program staff and agency directors. Data from the interview transcripts were coded using template analysis, and the researchers modified the themes using an iterative coding process. Analyses yielded the following themes: a) housing services, b) educational services, c) employment services, d) family services, e) LGBTQ-affirming services, f) cultural competency training, and g) advocacy and organizing. Participants' perceptions of these gaps are provided, as are literature-driven recommendations to address those gaps. The findings from this study have the potential to guide program developers and policy makers in providing comprehensive, LGBTQ-affirming services for a substantial portion of the RHY population.
KW - Homeless youth
KW - LGBT youth
KW - Runaway youth
KW - Youth agency
KW - Youth program
KW - Youth service
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U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.008
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84958248780
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 63
SP - 47
EP - 57
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
ER -