National SOGIE Center

Keywords: Best Practices; Child Welfare; Fundamentals; Juvenile Justice; Policy 

The National SOGIE Center is a collaborative led by Innovations Institute at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work and is comprised of multiple organizations that work to improve the lives of children and youth with diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression (SOGIE) involved in systems of care. These systems include child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health (including school mental health), substance use systems, and housing and homelessness. 

Historically, accessing resources on improving care for youth identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, population identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, two-spirit, and other diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions (LGBTQ+) has been siloed. This Center serves as a centralized site for accessing resources on providing culturally responsive care to children, youth, young adults with diverse SOGIE, and their families across these systems. [Summary adapted from National SOGIE Center “About Us” page.] 

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The National SOGIE Center