National Indian Child Welfare Association; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Miriam Bearse; Se-ah-dom Edmo

Keywords: Best Practices; Child Welfare; Healthcare; Tribal Youth; Two Spirit Youth

Tribal system of care communities throughout the country have identified the critical need for culturally specific mental health standards of care for American Indian and Alaska Native LGBTQI2-S youth but have found few resources to draw from. This newsletter presents 10 general standards of care for American Indian and Alaska Native LGBTQI2-S youth with additional considerations for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. [Summary adapted from resource.]

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Standards of care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and two-spirit American Indian/Alaska Native youth