G P Mallon | PubMed Health

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Basic premises, guiding principles, and competent practices for a positive youth development approach to working with gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths in out-of home care.

The most effective way to help gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths in out-of-home care is to provide them with the same types of supports and services that all adolescents need. Organized around five core premises that define the principles and practices of a positive youth development approach, this article explores a model for supporting the development of these youths in out-of-home care.

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After care, then where? Outcomes of an independent living program.

Society has made a major capital investment in the out-of-home care system and, to a lesser extent, in preparing youths exiting out-of-home care for self-sufficiency. The field of child and family services has begun to evaluate the effectiveness of independent living skills programs and to measure outcomes that document the extent to which these social investments are cost effective and linked to positive outcomes. This article provides descriptive and evaluative outcome data for all youths discharged to independent living from December 1987 to December 1994 in a New York City-based independent living program operated by Green Chimneys Children's Services.

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