Mental health practice with LGBTQ+ children, adolescents, and emerging adults in multiple systems of care

Introduction: Health disparities, resilience, and interdisciplinary care for LGBTQ+ youth and emerging adults / G. Nic Rider, Cristina L. Magalhães, and Richard A. Sprott

Section one. Theoretical approaches. Minority stress theory and resilience-building practice / Eunice V. Avilés Faria

Intersectionality, culturally sensitive care, and LBGTQ+ youth / Kayden J. Schumacher, Leonardo E. Candelario-Pérez, Eunice V. Avilés Faria, and G. Nic Rider

Interdisciplinary healthcare for transgender youth: an application of the Gender Affirmative Lifespan Approach (GALA) / Katherine G. Spencer and Nova Bradford

Section two. Developmental considerations. The youngest part of the rainbow: clinical care for gender diverse children / Dianne R. Berg, Carloine Maykut, Rachel Becker-Warner, Catherine Schaefer, and Jennifer J. Connor

Risk and protective factors among LGBTQ+ adolescents / Amy L. Gower, Marla E. Eisenberg, and G. Nic Rider

Not a teen, not yet an adult: health risk and protective factors among LGBTQ+ emerging adults / Caleb Esteban, Alixia Ramos-Pibernus, Luis X. Diaz-Medero, and Astrid Irizarry-Rodriguez

Section three. Systems of care. Pre-K-12 schools / Molly M. Strear and Matthew J. Beck

Serving LGBTQ+ students at university and college campuses / Jan E. Estrellado and Saeromi Kim

Medical care centers as beacons of hope for LGBTQ+ youth / Hiram Rivera-Mercado, Kevin Carrión, and Taymy J. Caso

Improving child welfare and foster care outcomes for LGBTQ+ youth / Kellen Grayson and Mira Krishnan

LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness / Catherine Forbes, Carrie Mounier, and Kaitlin Venema

Gender expansive and sexual minority youth and the (in)justice system / Macy Wilson, Jessica Ward, and Roberto L. Abreu

Services for youth and emerging adults at LGBTQ+ centers and other community-based organizations / Tangela Roberts, Zari Carpenter, and Kat Schuette

Independent practice / Gary Howell, Arlene Noriega, and Julie Williams

Conclusion: Increasing health and well-being of LGBTQ+ youth and emerging adults: lessons learned, questions unanswered / Richard A. Sprott, G. Nic Rider, and Cristina L. Magalhães.