LGBTQ Cultural Competence in Youth Services

ABSTRACT:  In 2009, QuERI offered its first cultural competency training to youth service providers in CNY. Informal research conducted prior to the training indicated that there was little awareness among youth service providers of the experiences or needs of LGBTQ youth.  Many participants in the workshop revealed that their agencies had not addressed the issue and they were unaware of the statistical likelihood of disproportionate representation of LGBTQ youth in their services. This study will explore the awareness and LGBTQ cultural competence of youth service providers in CNY.

Data collection to begin late Fall 2010.