Abstract
LGBTQI+ youth grow up with significantly more risk of marginalization, bullying, abuse, and discrimination. These threats to resilience and well-being are understood as heightened minority stress and pose serious risks to a child's physical and mental health. Keys to establishing resiliency are reviewed, including fostering family, school, and community support, which is a key factor in wellbeing. This chapter reviews these developmental issues as they apply to LGBTQI+ persons.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Affirmative Counseling With LGBTQI+ People |
Publisher | American Counseling Association |
Pages | 41-48 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119375517 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781556203558 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 21 2017 |
Keywords
- Community
- Family
- LGBT
- LGBT Youth
- Minority stress
- Resiliency
- School
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences