View group resources
CSIP Children Young People & Families Programme: LGBT Young People
The purpose of this web-page is to provide access to information and resources for LGBT young people, parents of LGBT young people and professionals who are likely to work with LGBT young people.
Includes links to relevant policies, evidence base, information and resources.
Documents and links in this resource
- LGBT Young People (web link)
Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria
Link to resources for working with LGBT youth on GLHV website.
Documents and links in this resource
- GLHV (web link)
Young LGBT People: Health & Care Equality
A power point presentation I recently gave to the Department of Health's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Advisory Group.
Documents and links in this resource
- Young LGBT People: Health & Care Equality (sogiag2.ppt)
Young LGBTs: Awareness Training
Eleven power point presentations developed as part of a two-day training package delivered to Connexions West Yorkshire with groups of young LGBT people from various youth groups in West Yorkshire and the Evaluation Report.
Documents and links in this resource
- A: Working with Young LGB People (A. WORKING WITH YOUNG LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL.ppt)
- B: Multi-Oppression (B. MULTI-OPPRESSION.ppt)
- C: Homophobia (C. HOMOPHOBIA.ppt)
- D: Effects on Heterosexuals (D. EFFECTS ON HETEROSEXUALS.ppt)
- E: Effects on Homosexuals (E. EFFECTS ON HOMOSEXUALS.ppt)
- G: Identity (G. IDENTITY.ppt)
- H: Continued Minority Stress (H. CONTINUED MINORITY STRESS.ppt)
- I: Inappropriate Services (I. INAPPROPRIATE SERVICES.ppt)
- J: Policies & Procedures (J. POLICIES & PROCEDURES.ppt)
- F: Older LGBs (F. OLDER LGBS.ppt)
- K: Becoming Gay-Friendly (K. BECOMING GAY-FRIENDLY.ppt)
- L: Evaluation Report (report3.doc)
Young LGBTs: GALYIC Referral, Assessment and Support Flow Chart
A flow chart, and related documents, used to assess needs of members and evaluate progress.
Documents and links in this resource
- GALYIC Referral, Assessment and Support Flow Chart (Referral, Assessment and Support Flow Chart 2.doc)
- GALYIC Initial Contact Form (GALYIC Initial Contact Form.dot)
- GALYIC Referral Form (GALYIC Referral Form.doc)
- GALYIC Membership Form (membership form.doc)
- Rosenberg Self Esteem Survey (RSE SURVEY.doc)
- Rosenberg Self Esteem Survey - guidelines (RSE.pdf)
Young LGBTs: News Items from Abroad
Relevant news items from abroad.
Documents and links in this resource
- Gay Kids in Need, Australia (GAY KIDS IN NEED.doc)
- Gay youth are coming out at younger ages (Posted on Mon.doc)
- Gay groups get cash boost (Gay groups get cash boost.doc)
- Shropshire THT: new youth group (shropshire tht.doc)
- Youth's short film explores issue of body image within gay community (Youth.doc)
- Should LGB projects stand alone from youth services? (OPINION.doc)
- GLSEN Looks at At-Risk Youth (GLSEN Looks at At.doc)
- Row over minder scheme for gay pupils (The Sunday Times1.doc)
- B.C. researcher says American group distorting her research on teen suicide (canada1.doc)
- Unison calls for research and training for youth workers (2006 Local Government Service Group Conference.doc)
- Many gay teens are coming out earlier (Many gay teens are coming out at earlier ages.doc)
- The Colin Higgins Foundation Honors Three Brave LGBT Youth; Awards Honor Courage in the Face of Disc (award.doc)
- Gay groups takes issue with cruising defence (Sunday Herald.doc)
- Eric Rofes: 1954-2006 (eric rofes.doc)
- Foster care to be subject of program (foster care.doc)
- Gay teens coming out earlier to peers and family (Gay teens coming out earlier to peers and family.doc)
- Gay teens rejected by their families often face homelessness (Gay teens rejected by their families often face homelessness.doc)
- Group for gay youths seeks local funding (Group for gay youths seeks local funding.doc)
- Reaching out to homeless teens (homeless.doc)
- Homeless Gay Youth an ‘Epidemic’: Report (Homeless Gay Youth an.doc)
- Study: Most gay teens aren't out to their doctors (out to gps.doc)
- Queer youth call for nationwide network (Queer youth call for nationwide network.doc)
- Summer camp for gay teens urged (Summer camp for gay teens urged.doc)
- GLBT YOUTH STILL SUFFER HOMOPHOBIA (GLBT YOUTH STILL SUFFER HOMOPHOBIA.doc)
- Changes in state’s sex ed funding may help LGBT youth (Changes in state.doc)
- MIT works at getting behind closed doors (MIT works at getting behind closed doors.doc)
- LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL TEENS IN B.C. STILL FACE HEALTH DISPARITIES (canada.doc)
- Study Finds Lesbian Teens Face More Violence Than Straight Kids (Study Finds Lesbian Teens Face More Violence Than Straight Kids.doc)
- Sexual identity issues get vital point of Contact, Ireland (Sexual identity issues get vital point of Contact.doc)
- Youth commission to focus on health issues, hold meetings across state (Youth commission to focus on health issues.doc)
- Homosexual Teens Coming Out Earlier to More Accepting Environment (Homosexual Teens Coming Out Earlier to More Accepting Environment.doc)
- Young Magazine Writer Celebrates 21st Birthday with Benefit for The Trevor Project (Young Magazine Writer Celebrates 21st Birthday with Benefit for The Trevor Project.doc)
- Despite residing in 'gayest place on Earth,' many teens fear harassment (Still.doc)
- BEATING GAY HATRED IN THE BUSH (BEATING GAY HATRED IN THE BUSH.doc)
- LGBT Youth Conference (LGBT Youth Conference, New York.doc)
- Shepard foundation launches Web site for queer youth (Shepard foundation launches Web site for queer youth.doc)
- Summit offers support to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth (Summit offers support to gay, USA.doc)
- The other side of gay adoption (The other side of gay adoption, USA.doc)
- New initiative launched to help find permanent families for children in foster care (New initiative launched to help find permanent families for children in foster care.doc)
- Helping youth in a big way (Helping youth in a big way.doc)
- Small-Town Gay Teens Find Hope in Prairie Springs (Small town.doc)
- Youth commission seeks funding for new programs (Youth commission seeks funding for new programs.doc)
- LA County GLBT Child Abuse Prevention Council (LA County GLBT Child Abuse Prevention Council.doc)
- Kids openly gay earlier than ever (Kids openly gay earlier than ever.doc)
- A GROUP PORTRAIT EMERGES (A GROUP PORTRAIT EMERGES.doc)
- Gay teens coming out of the closet: it's talked about more, but still difficult (Gay teens coming out of the closet.doc)
- A better reception to being 'out' (A better reception to being out.doc)
- Support for LGBT youth in foster care. Social workers should be trained to serve this over-represented group (Support for LGBT youth in foster care.doc)
- No Change for LGBT Youth 10 Years After Matthew Shepard Murder (No Change for LGBT Youth 10 Years After Matthew Shepard Murder.doc)
- Kids are coming out younger but are their peers/teachers ready? (Kids are coming out younger but are their peers.doc)
Young LGBTs: Policies
Relevant policies.
Documents and links in this resource
- Information and Guidance on Engaging Young Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People (LGBreprintfinal03.04.pdf)
- Young People Matter (LGB Young People Matter - Howard Ford.April05.ppt)
- Youth Service Equality Impact Assessment (web link)
- Massachusetts Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth (web link)
- Out of Focus, Allsorts, Brighton (outof focus.pdf)
- Clear Night Sky, Allsorts, Brighton (clear sky.pdf)
- Transitions: Young Adults with Complex Needs, A Social Exclusion Unit Final Report (transitions1.pdf)
- Every Child Matters: Joint planning and commissioning framework (ECM joint planning.pdf)
- Youth Matters: Next Steps (youth matters next steps.pdf)
- Social exclusion of young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Europe (social exclusion europe.pdf)
- Policy review of children and young people: discussion paper (cyp_policyreview090107.pdf)
- Policy review of children and young people: young people's version (cyp_policyreview_ypversion.pdf)
- Every Child Matters (web page) (web link)
- ECM Outcomes Framework (ecm outcomes framework.pdf)
- National Service Framework: Children & Young People (NSF Children.pdf)
- Care Matters White Paper Equality Impact Assessment (care matters.pdf)
- The Children's Plan (childrens plan.pdf)
- GUIDANCE ON MONITORING SEXUAL ORIENTATION (monitoring.doc)
- Guidance on Homophobic Incidents (SEED Project 2.doc)
- SOUTH WEST regional child protection procedures. (Protocol on dealing with sexually active young people.doc)
- Call for Evidence - Youth Sector Support Arrangements (youth sector consultation document.doc)
- Los Angeles Community Child Abuse Councils (Vol_10_issue_1.pdf)
- UN Rights of the Child (CRC.C.GBR.CO.4.pdf)
Young LGBTs: Research
Related research.
Documents and links in this resource
- Working with Lesbian and Gay Youth, A Resource List (adolescents.doc)
- ACTION for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth in Calderdale (REPORT.rtf)
- 'It's Just Easier': The Internet as a safety-Net for same-sex attracted young people (australia.pdf)
- an evaluation of Gay and Lesbian Youth Support Services in Halton and Warrington (glyss.pdf)
- LGB Student Health Risks (LGB Student Health Risks.doc)
- Healthy LGB Students Project (NASP Communiquâ.doc)
- Research into the needs of young people in Northern Ireland (NIreland.doc)
- Laura A. Szalacha (Visiting Assistant Professor.doc)
- Andy Mullen (web link)
- GALYIC Needs Assessment Tool Report (COMPLETE REPORT.doc)
- Adolescent Angst (adolescentangstreport.pdf)
- Be Who You Want To Be, PACE (PACE.pdf)
- Time to Think (web link)
- Australian Research Centre (web link)
- Truth Hurts (self harm.pdf)
- Seicus factsheet (web link)
- Out on Your Own (OutonYourOwn.pdf)
- Writing themselves in again (australia1.pdf)
- Are you being served? Barriers to accessing services for LGBTyoung people (lgbresearch.pdf)
- Gay teens,South Africa (Gay teens.doc)
- SEXUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL CARE ? critical thinking and NEW APPROACHES (SISWSC Call for papers and conferencenotification.doc)
- LGBT Youth NW (final report.doc)
- Something to tell you (Something to tell you.doc)
- Youth 18 substance misuse report (Youth 18 Substance misuse report april 06 final.doc)
- Elizabeth M. Saewyc et al, various research abstracts (Hazards of Stigma.doc)
- Measuring sexual orientation in Adolescent health surveys (measuring.pdf)
- Sexual Orientation, Risk and Resilience Study (http://www.mcs.bc.ca/rs_risk.htm)
- Minding Queer Young Heads (WEMBLY2006a.ppt)
- Social Exclusion of Young LGBT People in Europe (ilga.pdf)
- Family Acceptance Project (http://familyproject.sfsu.edu/index.htm)
- LGBT Youth Homelessness, Brigton & Hove (LGBTpresentationJan06_1_1.ppt)
- Various research on lgbthealthscotland.org (http://www.lgbthealthscotland.org.uk/research_database/list.php?fld=YoungPeople)
- Gay & Lesbian Youth in Foster Care: meeting their placement and service needs (SS17(4)1.doc)
- Are they there? (are they there.pdf)
- LGBT Health Scotlant link (web link)
- LGBT Youth Social Inclusion (lgbt youth scotland.pdf)
- Not yet equal: the health of LGB youth in BC (canada health youth.pdf)
- Count me in too, Brighton (web link)
- Youth Work: Opportunities for All (LGBT youth scotland on youth work.pdf)
- Photographing the Resilience of Youth (Photographing the Resilience of Youth.doc)
- Homophobia in Scottish Schools (web link)
- West Sussex LGBTY Research Project (West Sussex Report.pdf)
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey Colombia (GLBT_fact_sheet.pdf)
- Gay and Lesbian Youth Want Long-Term Couple Relationships and Raising Children (relationships.doc)
- Reports of parental maltreatment during childhood in a (ChildhoodMaltreatmentCorliss.pdf)
- Surveying young queers (Surveying young queers.doc)
Young LGBTs: Resources
Documents and links in this resource
- Values Questionnaire (VALUES1.doc)
- Advocates for Youth (AdvocatesforYouth.pdf)
- Tool Kit for Teen Care: Lesbian Teens, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (web link)
- Assessing the needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual youth, (Assessing the needs of lesbian.doc)
- Developing Mainstream Support for LGB Young People (Developing Support.doc)
- Swindon Pride Youth Report (Pride Youth Report Final.doc)
- Allsorts, Brighton, Annual Report 2004 (allsortsannualreport.pdf)
- Allsorts, Brighton, Annual Report 2003 (allsortsannualreport2003.pdf)
- Allsorts, Brighton, Poster (allsorts-poster.pdf)
- Allsorts, Brighton, Deep Blue Sea (bluedeepsea.pdf)
- Allsorts, Brighton, Coming Out (comingin.pdf)
- Allsorts, Brighton, Homophobia Poster (homophobia.pdf)
- PSP, Manchester, Magazine 1 (mag1.pdf)
- PSP, Manchester, Magazine 3 (mag3.pdf)
- PSP, Manchester, Magazine 4 (mag4.pdf)
- PSP, Manchester, Magazine 5 (mag5.pdf)
- PSP, Manchester, Magazine 6 (mag6.pdf)
- GALYIC Annual Report, 2004 (2004 web version.doc)
- GALYIC Annual Report, 2003 (web report.doc)
- Respecting the Rights of GLBTQ Youth (respect rights.pdf)
- Youth Matters: Next Steps (youth matters yp version.pdf)
- LGBT Adopters (web link)
- Families are Talking (families talking.pdf)
- Bibliography (web link)
- Seicus (web link)
- The Borderline Generation (The Borderline Generation.ppt)
- True Colors Conference, USA (true colors.pdf)
- queer youth identites - US radio programme (http://www.radioproject.org/archive/2004/2604.html)
- CAMHS Website (http://www.camhs.org.uk/)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Young People and Mental Health in England Today (MentalHealthofLesbianGayBisexualTransgenderYoungPeopleinEngland[1].ppt)
- Positive Mental Health, Resiliency and Coping in Gay and Bisexual Young Men (Positivementalhealth,copingandresilencyinyounggayandbisexualmen[1].ppt)
- Evaluation of the Anytown Leadership Institute Programming on LGBT Issues (SS17(4)2.doc)
- Is your resource 'out' there? (LGBT Checklist.pdf)
- Incentive Plus (http://www.incentiveplus.co.uk/)
- Social Skills Games (http://www.jkp.com/)
- Learning & Behaviour Support Service (http://www.labss.co.uk/)
- LGBTQ Young People in Foster Care (http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/issues/record?record=25)
- Out of the Margins: LGBTQ Youth in Care (in care.pdf)
- Support Group for Parents of GLBT Young People - poster (new grp poster.pdf)
- Support Group for Parents of GLBT Young People - flyer (parents of lgbt.pdf)
- Young LGB people (youth.pdf)
- The Trevor Project Saving Young Lives (trevor project.pdf)
- What lesbians do in bed (ccyp_summer06b.pdf)
- Homophobia (homophobia.pdf)
- Involving LGBT young people (involving.pdf)
- How good is our ethos (how good is our ethos.pdf)
- LGBT Youth Charter of Rights (LGBT Youth Charter of Rights.doc)
- Meeting The Needs Of LGBT Young People – Strategies for Schools and Colleges (somerset training.doc)
- Just the Facts (justthefacts.pdf)
- Mystery Shopper's Report (Mystery_Shopper_Workers_Report.doc)
Young LGBTs: UK News
Relevant news.
Documents and links in this resource
- Feature: The kids are alright (allsorts.doc)
- LGBT Youth Group Closes (Bridport Gay Group closes its doors.doc)
- 14-year-old Headliners reporter Jake Hamilton finds out why there has been a decline in homophobic crime in Derry (14.doc)
- Youth Work: Support services overlook needs of young Muslims, says study (Youth Work.doc)
- Council's failed to stop gay paedophiles abusing children (paedophiles.doc)
- Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland Holds New Group For Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual Young People In Elgin (Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland Holds New Group For Lesbian.doc)
- Growing up in the Scottish Borders (Edinburgh news.doc)
- All sorts get £122,000 grant (All sorts get.doc)
- Gay Rights Chief Held Over Child Porn (Gay Rights Chief Held Over Child Porn.doc)
- Gay holocaust victims to be remembered in Westminster (Gay holocaust victims to be remembered in Westminster.doc)
- Outed by Bob Monkhouse (Outed by Bob Monkhouse.doc)
- £47,000 for gay youth worker bishop rejected (£47.doc)
- Boy, 10, hangs himself after telling his mother: 'I want to be a girl' (Boy 10 kills himself.doc)
- City holds its first LGBT Youth Matters Information Day (City holds its first LGBT Youth Matters Information Day.doc)
- Bid to stop gay group funds fails (Bid to stop gay group funds fails.doc)
- Report highlights Scotland's "invisible" gay youth (Report highlights Scotland.doc)
- Gay youth to picnic in Soho Square (Gay youth to picnic in Soho Square.doc)
- Gay youth group honoured at awards ceremony (Gay youth group honoured at awards ceremony.doc)
- McAleese urges action on homophobic bullying (Mary McAleese.doc)
- Teens fight intolerance (Teens fight intolerance.doc)