This guide highlights a wide range of best practices that juvenile justice facilities can implement to advance the safety and well-being of LGBT youth.
Annie E. Casey Foundation; Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (Wilber, 2015)
The Model Standards Project: Creating Inclusive Systems for LGBT Youth in Out-of-Home Care
This article describes the history, development, and goals of the Model Standards Project (MSP), a collaboration between Legal Services for Children and the National Center for Lesbian Rights. The article concludes with recommendations for implementation of the standards in local jurisdictions.
Legal Services for Children & National Center for Lesbian Rights (2006)
Transitioning Our Shelters: A Guide to Making Homeless Shelters Safe for Transgender People
This resource is a guide for making shelters safer for transgender people, including implement an effective nondiscrimination policy.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Institute & National Coalition for the Homeless (2003)
Twenty Things Supervisors Can Do to Support Workers to Competently Practice with LGBTQ Children, Youth, and Families
Tip sheet that focus on ways a supervisors can support staff working with LGBT clients and/or families.
National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (n.d)