ICF International has released “Lessons in Reentry from Successful Programs and Participants: The Final Report of the Reentry Employment Opportunities Benchmarking Study.” This report summarizes findings from a yearlong study of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program. The report highlights strategies that successful REO grantees use to help justice-involved youth and […]
Archives for June 2016
A Guide to Inform Local Efforts to Support and Affirm LGBTQI2–S Children, Youth, and Families
This webinar is for service providers, educators, community members, or other individuals who want to support the health and well-being of children and youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and/or two-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) and their families. The presenters shared information including tips from a guide to promote full and affirming inclusion of LGBTQI2–S youth […]
Improving Cultural Competence: Quick Guide for Administrators
This publication by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration highlights the role culture plays in the delivery of substance abuse and mental health services. The guide discusses racial, ethnic, and cultural considerations and the core elements of cultural competence. Population of focus: Administrators Link to resource: Improving Cultural Competence — Quick Guide for Administrators Date: […]
The Importance of Medicaid Coverage for Criminal Justice Involved Individuals Reentering Their Communities
The purpose of this issue brief is to highlight the importance of health insurance coverage for criminal justice involved individuals, particularly the importance of the expansion in Medicaid coverage made available through the Affordable Care Act. This issue brief explains why Medicaid and access to the health benefits the program covers can play a key […]
Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Child Welfare through Cross-System Collaboration
The Center for the Study of Social Policy’s (CSSP) newest policy report highlights the need to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in child welfare by building cross-system collaborations. Youth who identify as LGBTQ or gender-nonconforming are over-represented in child welfare, and they experience higher instances of homelessness and poor developmental outcomes. […]
Mental Health of Transgender Children Who Are Supported in Their Identities
Transgender children who have socially transitioned, that is, who identify as the gender “opposite” their natal sex and are supported to live openly as that gender, are increasingly visible in society, yet we know nothing about their mental health. Previous work with children with gender identity disorder (GID; now termed gender dysphoria) has found remarkably […]