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 Resource Links -- Youth Issues Policy Statements of Professional Organizations American Academy of Pediatrics
“Sexual Orientation and Adolescents” (2004)
From the Abstract: “The American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first statement on homosexuality and adolescents in 1983, with a revision in 1993. This report reflects the growing understanding of youth of differing sexual orientations. Young people are recognizing their sexual orientation earlier than in the past, making this a topic of importance to pediatricians. Pediatricians should be aware that some youths in their care may have concerns about their sexual orientation or that of siblings, friends, parents, relatives, or others. Health care professionals should provide factual, current, nonjudgmental information in a confidential manner.”
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/113/6/1827 National Education Association
Statement on Safe Schools for Everyone
“NEA believes that a great public school is a fundamental right of every child—free from intimidation and harassment, and safe for all students, including those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered."
http://www.nea.org/schoolsafety/glbt.html Report of the 2002 Task Force on Sexual Orientation
“Put most simply, the overriding need of g/l/b/t students is to be educated in a safe and hospitable environment, and the overriding need of g/l/b/t education employees is to work in such an environment.”
http://www.nea.org/nr/02taskforce.html Resources Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation & Youth:
A Primer for Principals, Educators and School Personnel (Updated 2008 edition)
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/justthefacts.pdf (PDF 254K) Developed and endorsed by the following organizations: - American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Counseling Association
- American Association of School Administrators
- American Federation of Teachers
- American Psychological Association
- American School Health Association
- Interfaith Alliance Foundation
- National Association of School Psychologists
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Education Association
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association)
“Bullying in Schools: Harassment Puts Gay Youth at Risk”
http://www.nmha.org/index.cfm?objectid=CA866DCF-1372-4D20-C8EB26EEB30B9982
GLSEN (Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
2005 National School Climate Survey Sheds New Light on Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Students
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/1927.html From Teasing to Torment: School Climate in America - A National Report on School Bullying (2005)
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/1859.html California Safe Schools Coalition Safe Schools Research Brief: LGBT Issues in the Curriculum Promotes School Safety
http://wwwcasafeschools.org/FactSheet-curriculum.pdf Safe Schools Research Brief: LGBT Student Safety: Steps Schools Can Take
http://wwwcasafeschools.org/CSSC_Research_Brief_3.pdf Safe Schools Research Brief: Harassment Based on Sexual Orientation and its Consequences
http://wwwcasafeschools.org/CSSC_Research_Brief_2.pdf Safe Schools Research Brief: District Policies and Trainings
http://wwwcasafeschools.org/DistPolFACTSHEET_rev1a.pdf
Rockway Institute News Releases Anti-gay slurs may be damaging to heterosexual students too
A study of middle-school students in Central Illinois has found that being called anti-gay names significantly predicts higher levels of trauma for students regardless of sexual orientation. Such name-calling may lead to anxiety, depression, personal distress, and a lower sense of school belonging. (more) Victimization of NYC Gay Youth Linked to Post-Traumatic Stress Nine percent of young people in a New York City study of lesbian and gay youth meet the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research found that for nearly one in ten of the young participants, experiences growing up lesbian or gay are linked to the same condition that affects many adults who are the victims of violent crime or are in an accident or natural disaster. (more)
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