What are the best practices for supporting LGBTQ+ folks experiencing homelessness, particularly youth?
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2023
Level
City or Town
State(s)
Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Tennessee
Policy Areas
Children & Families, Civil Rights, Housing
LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately affected by housing insecurity. This policy brief includes best practices for supporting LGBTQ+ youth experiencing housing insecurity such as providing housing and social services through mixed-use development centers, ensuring that shelters and transitional housing programs possess confidentiality and nondiscrimination policies, and using a housing first framework to reduce barriers.