Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Public Child Welfare
Abstract
Institutional heteronormativity is endemic across the U.S. state foster care system. The study purpose was to explore New Jersey’s child welfare agency in the context of policy changes during litigated reform that diminished the influence of institutional heteronormativity contributing to inadequate care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) foster youth. LGBTQ-related policy-based reforms identified through document analysis included: (a) leveraging the authority of state sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) based anti-discrimination legislation; (b) establishing a Safe Space Initiative program; and (c) integrating SOGIE-based anti-discrimination policy and procedural changes to LGBTQ youth case practice, management, service provision, and placement decisions.
DOI
10.1080/15548732.2019.1602098
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Alvarez, Ariel, "LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care: Litigated Reform of New Jersey’s Child Welfare System" (2019). Department of Political Science and Law Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 26.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/polysci-law-facpubs/26
Published Citation
Alvarez, A. (2020). LGBTQ youth in foster care: litigated reform of New Jersey’s child welfare system. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 14(2), 231-253.
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