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resources iconDCF - Family Services Division Policy

Policy 76 - Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Children & Youth


Mentoring

Natural Mentoring for LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care (short YouTube video)


Publications

  • LGBTQ-Inclusive Language and Do's and Dont's (Safe Zone Project)
  • LGBTQ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents, Counselors, and Social Workers (Ohio University)
  • Supporting and Caring for our Bisexual Youth (Human Rights Campaign)
  • Supporting Your LGBTQ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
  • Supportive Families, Healthy Children (San Francisco State University)
  • Words Matter: Affirming Gender Identity Through Language (Insight Into Diversity)

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  • Outright Vermont
  • Pride Center of Vermont

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