The Division 44 Children, Youth and Families Committee is organizing a collaborative programming symposium on LGBTQQ youth and the juvenile justice system. We are looking for interested participants (e.g., students, early career professionals, professionals) from Divisions 5, 16, 17, 35, 43, 44, and 45 and other divisions who would be able to inform this topic from multiple perspectives including clinical, research, policy areas. Please send your proposal (250-300 words) to Roberto Abreu (r.abre001@uky.edu) and Nic Rider (nicole.rider@gmail.com) by October 8 11:55pm. We will review proposals and reach out to those who we would like to invite to be part of the proposal by October 11. In your proposal include, your name, your organization, title for presentation, and 250-300 words abstract.
Of note, some potential topics of interest for this collaborative proposal include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Juvenile justice
- Mental health issues
- Homelessness
- School disengagement
- Resiliency
- Foster care
- Victimization
- Family acceptance
- Racism, transphobia