Article archive / March 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 7. Source pages: 12.
Dr. Elaine Maccio of the LSU School of Social Work has co-authored a toolkit of best practices for working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning, (called LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth. The toolkit gives practitioners important service information and help for working this group of clients.
Maccio said to LSU media, “LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in the RHY population at 20 to 40 percent. They are also more likely to be physically and sexually assaulted, rely on survival sex, use drugs and alcohol and develop mental health problems. Clearly this is a population that needs our attention.”
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