Helping LGBTQ Families Navigate the Child Welfare System

A version of this video with audio description can be accessed at https://youtu.be/T8nMMSUETL4.

Provides an overview of the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) families involved with the child welfare system as either prospective foster and adoptive families or as families in need of services. This webinar also describes the unique needs of LGBTQ families and identifies useful strategies and resources to help child welfare agencies support them at the policy, program, and practice levels.

Presenters include Melinda Feola-Mahar, a curriculum specialist for the University System of New Hampshire; Karey Scheyd, a nonprofit management consultant with expertise in foster care, adoption, and LGBTQ services; Kristopher Shultz, a foster parent and outreach director for Trans Education, Activism, Community, and Health (TEACH) Alliance; and Jackson Wright Shultz, Education Director for TEACH Alliance.

This webinar is available through CapLEARN. Log in at https://learn.childwelfare.gov/ to view and access related materials.