title: Concrete strategies for sensitizing youth-serving agencies to the needs of gay, lesbian, and other sexual minority youths.
abstract: In the past few years, several authors have detailed the needs of gay and lesbian youths and the obstacles youth-serving agencies face in addressing their needs. How administrators and practitioners can make changes in agencies that are not adequately serving sexual minority youths has been unclear. This article uses the experiences of two youth-serving agencies to offer recommendations on agency philosophies concerning the social realities of sexual minority youths and on several ways of creating a safe, welcoming, and productive environment.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Services, Youth in Need, St. Charles, MO, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McMillen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sparks
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueberle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010560:Personnel Selection; D012947:Social Work