Despite being harmful, ineffective, and banned among health care professionals in nine states, the District of Columbia, and 32 localities, conversion therapy—"treatment” intended to change the sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expressio ...
admin - 8/8/2020 5:11pm
This New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) LGBTQ policy sets forth guidelines ensuring that all LGBTQ youth and families involved with ACS are provided a safe, healthy, inclusive, affirming, and discrimination-free environment. T ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 8/30/2020 4:15pm
The Center for HIV Law and Policy submitted these comments on September 26, 2012 to the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) on the agency's proposed policy regarding LGBTQ youth involved in child protective and preventive ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 8/30/2020 4:26pm
Teen SENSE Model Policy: Sexual Health Literacy for Youth in State Custody, designed for use by agencies and jurisdictions that provide services for youth in out-of-home care, outlines the programming and resources necessary to increase young people' ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 1/24/2021 11:35am
Teen SENSE Model Standards: Focusing on the Needs of Youth in State Custody is designed to ensure that all staff of foster care, detention, and other government-operated and-regulated youth facilities are equipped to understand and protect the health and ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 1/24/2021 12:30pm
CHLP Juvenile Injustice Report cover.png This is the first legal report and guide on the rights of youth in detention and foster care facilities to comprehensive sexual health care, including sexual medical care, sexuality education, and staff training on ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 3/6/2021 10:41am
This report chronicles the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) youth in the New York juvenile justice system. It discusses the overrepresentation of these youth in juvenile justice and the underlying problems, such as stigma, f ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 3/6/2021 2:10pm
This report examines the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in juvenile courts nationwide. Despite the fact that LGBT youth comprise a significant portion (up to 13%) of youth in detention, they remain invisible to many ju ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 3/6/2021 2:32pm