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Providing Solutions to LGBT Homeless Youth: Lessons From Baltimore’s Youth Empowered Society

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Pages 595-610 | Published online: 11 Jul 2017
 

Abstract

In the United States, nearly 1.7 million youth under the age of 18 run away from home and often end up homeless each year. Reports estimate that between 20% and 40% of the runaway and homeless youth population identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) (Durso & Gates, Citation2012; Kaiser Family Foundation, Citation2014). This suggests that as many as 80,000 LGBT youth are homeless for over a week each year (National Alliance to End Homelessness, Citation2012). In addition, LGBT youth are more likely to suffer from poverty, substance abuse, violence, mental illness, and attempted suicide as a result of harassment and discrimination (Cray, Miller, & Durso, Citation2013; Kaiser Family Foundation, Citation2014; Swan, Citation2014). Grounded in social equity theory (Frederickson, Citation2010) and intersectionality (Crenshaw, Citation1991), this article argues that additional legal protections are necessary in order to ensure the constitutional rights of LGBT youth. A case study of the Youth Empowered Society (YES) in Baltimore City is provided as an example of a service-delivery model for this vulnerable population. Best practices are identified and anti-discrimination policies are recommended.

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