Listed on this page are a variety of vetted resources intended to help increase knowledge for caregivers, service providers and youth about the LGBTQ+ experience and the importance of safe and affirming systems of care. 

CCYJ Resources

Reports produced by CCYJ to support the need for centering LGBTQ+ youth’s experiences in systems of care. 

• Listening to their Voices
• Protocol for Safe & Affirming Care
• Final Evaluation Report

CCYJ Training Resources

Linked below are the handouts and slides needed for two of our training sessions. 

Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in Systems of Care:

• The Protocol for Safe and Affirming Care
• eQuality Match Game
• Practicing Pronouns
• Slides

Talking to Youth about SOGIE:

• eQuality SOGIE Questionnaire
• eQuality SOGIE Questionnaire Guide
• Principles of Safe and Affirming Care Poster
• SOGIE Questionnaire Activity Instructions and Profiles
• How to Use the SOGIE Questionnaire Video
• Slides

Additional Training Resources

• HRC All Children – All Families: Online Learning Archive
• ^**NEW** Training Resources for Service Providers: Curated links for new service providers and individuals working with LGBTQ+ youth

Reports and Literature

This list includes information to support service providers in advocating for LGBTQ+ youth.

• Invisible Majority: The Disparities Facing Bisexual People and How to Remedy Them
• Surviving the Streets of New York
• LGBTQ Youth in Unstable Housing and Foster Care
• Out of the Shadows: Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Child Welfare through Cross-System Collaboration
• Trevor Project National Survey on LGBTQ+ Mental Health in 2021
• Mockingbird, The Report Card: Statewide Survey of Young Adults with Experience in Foster Care

For LGBTQ+ Youth

Listed below are some resources that can be shared with young people directly to support their coming out process, understanding their identities, knowing their rights as an LGBTQ+ person and supporting their mental health. 

• Coming Out Guides:
  • Advocates for Youth: I Think I Might Be 
  • Human Rights Campaign: Coming Out Resource Guides
• Intersex Advocacy: InterACT
• Trevor Project 
• Trans Lifeline
• Gender Affirming Care Resources
• Understanding Native LGBTQ+ Identities
• Know Your Pride Guide: The Washington Leadership Institute’s Class of 2023 created a guide to legal rights and protections for transgender and gender non-conforming minors in Washington State. The guide answers basic questions about relationships with schools, employers, doctors, landlords, and the public.
  • Celebra Su Identidad en Español <Know Your Pride Guide – Spanish>

Youth & Family Support

A few resources and organizations that help families increase their understanding and acceptance of their LGBTQ+ child.

• Family Acceptance Project
• TransFamilies
• Gender Diversity
• Youth Acceptance Project

Storytelling Resources

A few links to resources designed to assist LGBTQ+ youth sharing their own stories to help advocate for greater acceptance and understanding.

• It Gets Better Project
  
• LGBTQ+ Representation in Media
• Testifying Against Harmful Bills