or support from, a caregiver,” says Jessica Hayden, LSW, social work supervisor at the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia. “Without this safety net—and without the system to provide
LGBTQI data points are especially important in the current climate surrounding faith-based organizations’ foster care placement practices. On April 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Catholic Social Services of the Philadelphia Archdiocese (CSS) would no longer be allowed to place foster chi...
Of the 24 private agencies in Philadelphia's foster care network, Catholic Social Services is the only one that would deny applications from same-sex couples as a matter of faith. Roberts wrote that the city's policy infringes on First Amendment religious rights because it is not "gene...
foster care system are prescribed risky psychotropic medications at high rates. In response, state child welfare agencies have developed policies, yet there is little research to inform patient-centered care (PCC) approaches. To fill this gap, we aimed to identify (1) the perspectives of youth ...
Kinsey, A. C., Pomery, W. B., & Martin, C. E. (1948/1998).Sexual behavior in the human male. Philadelphia/Bloomington: W.B. Saunders/Indiana U. Press. (First publication of Kinsey’s Heterosexual-Homosexual rating scale. Discusses Kinsey Scale, pp. 636–659). ...
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“For our most vulnerable youth, these financial benefits are a way for them to still achieve a life of relative normalcy despite the challenges that they’ve faced from an early age,” said Rep. Rick Krajewski, D-Philadelphia. Rep. Sheryl Delozier, R-Camp Hill, joins Krajewski in sponsori...
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manyLGBTQyouthare removedfromtheirhomesorfoundtobe"throwaways"bychildprotectionagenciesandplaced inthefostercaresystem. 6 •Inaddition,manyLGBTyouth—26%accordingtoonestudy—areforcedtoleavetheir familiesoforiginasaresultofconflictswiththeirparentsregardingtheirsexualorientationor genderidentity. 7 •SomeLGBTQ...