Promoting positive developmental outcomes in sexual minority youth through best practices in clinic-school consultation.
OBJECTIVE
Educational and healthcare service delivery systems play an important role within the lives of sexual minority youth.


OBJECTIVE
To provide justification and recommendations for improving the coordination and collaboration of school-based mental health professionals and child and adolescent psychiatric nurses via presentation of a set of consultation best practices.


METHODS
Multidisciplinary literature specific to sexual minority youth, school climate, clinical experience, and consultation practices.


CONCLUSIONS
Nurses are in a position to advocate for and provide education about sexual minority youth in schools and to provide direct support to this population. By creating collaborative relationships across clinics and schools, information and expertise can be shared and applied to affect change and lead to positive outcomes for all students.
Hirsch
Amanda J
AJ
Applied Developmental Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. hirscham@pitt.edu
Carlson
John S
JS
Crowl
Alicia L
AL
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008913:Minority Groups; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012572:School Health Services; D012573:School Nursing; D014189:Transsexualism