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The collection of papers in this handbook come at a crucial moment for LGBTQ+ youth in the US. As societal conflict around the rights and well-being of LGBTQ+ youth mounts, every mental health provider working with this population will benefit from the insights found in this book. These essays will be a rich resource providers who are interested not only in building their practice but also in building their praxis.--Carl Waitz, PsyD We are living in dark times for LGBTQ+ children, youth, and their families as restrictions on education, health care, sport, and access to public spaces continue to intensify. Against that backdrop, this book serves as a beacon for clinicians at all career stages who are committed to providing excellent care for young LGBTQ+ people. Grounded in psychological science, the text takes a refreshing resilience-based, strengths-focused approach to filling the need for rich interdisciplinary information and practical skills uniquely tailored to work with LGBTQ+ children and youth. It is an essential tool for clinicians who work with children, youth, and emerging adults, especially those in interdisciplinary spaces.--Douglas Knutson, PhD, LHSP, associate professor, School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling, and Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University With skill and precision, Magalhaes, Sprott, and Rider have curated an outstanding group of authors that provide a comprehensive understanding of mental health work with LGBTQ+ young people. The evidence-based practices, practical interventions, and cultural humility that emerge in every chapter are refreshing and needed. Practitioners will thank themselves for engaging with this text.--Theodore R. Burnes, professor of Clinical Education, University of Southern California; licensed clinical psychologist, independent practice In today's climate, mental health practitioners and those in related fields need as many resources and tools in their toolbox as they can possibly have, particularly when it comes to serving LGBTQ+ children and adolescents. This text will be a priceless addition to all those wanting to serve the LGBTQ+ population. I truly appreciate that it covers such a broad spectrum of issues and concerns impacting children, adolescents and those in emerging adulthood. It is a must for training programs and clinicians.--Tonya Renee Hammer, associate professor, School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University This is an ambitious and comprehensive project. It is grounded in important theoretical frameworks, yet also promises information relevant to a diverse group of clinicians, youth workers, educators, and service providers.--Sean Cahill, PhD, Director of Health Policy Research, The Fenway Institute

In today's climate, mental health practitioners and those in related fields need as many resources and tools in their toolbox as they can possibly have, particularly when it comes to serving LGBTQ+ children and adolescents. This text will be a priceless addition to all those wanting to serve the LGBTQ+ population. I truly appreciate that it covers such a broad spectrum of issues and concerns impacting children, adolescents and those in emerging adulthood. It is a must for training programs and clinicians.--Tonya Renee Hammer, associate professor, School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University This is an ambitious and comprehensive project. It is grounded in important theoretical frameworks, yet also promises information relevant to a diverse group of clinicians, youth workers, educators, and service providers.--Sean Cahill, PhD, Director of Health Policy Research, The Fenway Institute

With skill and precision, Magalhaes, Sprott, and Rider have curated an outstanding group of authors that provide a comprehensive understanding of mental health work with LGBTQ+ young people. The evidence-based practices, practical interventions, and cultural humility that emerge in every chapter are refreshing and needed. Practitioners will thank themselves for engaging with this text.--Theodore R. Burnes, professor of Clinical Education, University of Southern California; licensed clinical psychologist, independent practice In today's climate, mental health practitioners and those in related fields need as many resources and tools in their toolbox as they can possibly have, particularly when it comes to serving LGBTQ+ children and adolescents. This text will be a priceless addition to all those wanting to serve the LGBTQ+ population. I truly appreciate that it covers such a broad spectrum of issues and concerns impacting children, adolescents and those in emerging adulthood. It is a must for training programs and clinicians.--Tonya Renee Hammer, associate professor, School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University This is an ambitious and comprehensive project. It is grounded in important theoretical frameworks, yet also promises information relevant to a diverse group of clinicians, youth workers, educators, and service providers.--Sean Cahill, PhD, Director of Health Policy Research, The Fenway Institute

In today's climate, mental health practitioners and those in related fields need as many resources and tools in their toolbox as they can possibly have, particularly when it comes to serving LGBTQ+ children and adolescents. This text will be a priceless addition to all those wanting to serve the LGBTQ+ population. I truly appreciate that it covers such a broad spectrum of issues and concerns impacting children, adolescents and those in emerging adulthood. It is a must for training programs and clinicians. Mental Health Practice with LGBTQ+ Children, Adolescents, and Emerging Adults in Multiple Systems of Care is a long-needed addition to the burgeoning field of affirmative mental health practice with LGBTQ+ individuals. Many of the complex systems that LGBTQ+ youth, their families, and their providers must navigate are still improving LGBTQ+ cultural competency. Practitioners, organizations, and agencies across disciplines will benefit greatly from this accessible yet nuanced view of the needs of LGBTQ+ youth across systems of care. Providing an opus of mental health care for LGBTQ youth, the editors of Mental Health Practice are meticulous in crafting a compendium connected by an intersectional, decolonial, multi-systemic paradigm, with particular attention to include writings that discuss theory and practice structures in an accessible language for clinicians and clients alike. The book's undeniable strength further lies in its efforts to bridge the translation from theory to practice with the presentation of concrete and actionable items across the chapters, which fills a dire gap that other collections often overlook with a toolkit that may be readily employed to improve care. The collection of papers in this handbook come at a crucial moment for LGBTQ+ youth in the US. As societal conflict around the rights and well-being of LGBTQ+ youth mounts, every mental health provider working with this population will benefit from the insights found in this book. These essays will be a rich resource providers who are interested not only in building their practice but also in building their praxis. This book would be an exceptional resource to use in a training setting where students--who often ask: ""But what can we do?""--can get tangible ideas and examples. For clinicians, this book offers insight into the interdisciplinary systems their clients may interact with, providing for more holistic, developmentally appropriate, and ultimately effective care. This groundbreaking new volume offers a much-needed guide for mental health professionals working with LGBTQ+ youth in a variety of contexts. The text provides a comprehensive and intersectional framework for understanding the unique mental health needs of LGBTQ+ youth and offers evidence-based strategies for meeting those needs in culturally competent ways. With chapters by a stunning list of world-leading experts, Mental Health Practice with LGBTQ+ Children, Adolescents, and Emerging Adults in Multiple Systems of Care is an essential resource for scholars, practitioners, and advocates alike. This is an ambitious and comprehensive project. It is grounded in important theoretical frameworks, yet also promises information relevant to a diverse group of clinicians, youth workers, educators, and service providers. We are living in dark times for LGBTQ+ children, youth, and their families as restrictions on education, health care, sport, and access to public spaces continue to intensify. Against that backdrop, this book serves as a beacon for clinicians at all career stages who are committed to providing excellent care for young LGBTQ+ people. Grounded in psychological science, the text takes a refreshing resilience-based, strengths-focused approach to filling the need for rich interdisciplinary information and practical skills uniquely tailored to work with LGBTQ+ children and youth. It is an essential tool for clinicians who work with children, youth, and emerging adults, especially those in interdisciplinary spaces. With skill and precision, Magalhães, Sprott, and Rider have curated an outstanding group of authors that provide a comprehensive understanding of mental health work with LGBTQ+ young people. The evidence-based practices, practical interventions, and cultural humility that emerge in every chapter are refreshing and needed. Practitioners will thank themselves for engaging with this text. Within the current legislative climate of attacks on LGBTQ+ people in the US, this book provides a positive, affirming view of mental health practices for mental health professionals working with LGBTQ+ children, adolescents, and emerging adults. As edited by Magalhães, Sprott, and Rider, two factors that make the book stand out are its focus on all groups of younger people and the frameworks utilized. Grounded in minority stress theory and incorporating an intersectional, resilience- and strength-focus approach along with other interdisciplinary and whole-person approaches, the book provides an in-depth overview of given theoretical approaches and of LGBTQ+ issues at various developmental stages: children, adolescents, and emerging adults. This overview is offered along with a look, in part 3, at particular systems of care, e.g., pre-K-12 schools, college campuses, foster care, homelessness, and the (in)justice system. Acknowledging existing research gaps, chapters summarize pertinent gaps and recommend future research and health practice considerations. Although the target audience is mental health professionals who want to implement a more holistic approach in their work with LGBTQ+ youth, the book is also a must read for clinicians in training and educators teaching about LGBTQ+ issues. Highly recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.

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Cristina L. Magalhães, PhD, LMHC, is associate director and professor of clinical psychology in the Health Emphasis of the Clinical PsyD Program, Fellow of the Rockway Institute for LGBTQ Studies, and Coordinator of the Rockway Certificate in LGBTQ Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, Los Angeles. As a clinician, Dr. Magalhães has over 20 years of experience working with couples, families, and individuals across the life span in community mental health centers, residential settings, and independent practice. She is licensed to practice as a mental health counselor in Florida, and as a psychologist in California and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her research, writing, and speaking engagements have been primarily in the areas of cross-cultural assessment, anxiety and trauma related disorders, and LGBT psychology, with an emphasis on transgender health. Richard A. Sprott, PhD, teaches in the Department of Human Development and Women's Studies at California State University, East Bay and teaches graduate level courses at various universities in the San Francisco Bay Area, including UC Berkeley, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and Holy Names University. His early work was on social and language development in early childhood. In addition, he has a long history of conducting educational program evaluations for migrant farmworker families in the Midwest, which highlight the ways in which social organizations and communities help and hinder the educational achievement of migrant farmworker children. He is currently directing research projects focused on identity development and health/well-being in people who express alternative sexualities and non-traditional relationships, and issues facing homeless LGBTQ youth. He is current president-elect of Division 44 of APA: the Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. All of these efforts highlight the ways in which stigma, prejudice, minority dynamics, health, language, identity development and community development all intersect and affect each other. G. Nic Rider, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Program in Human Sexuality and Co-Associate Director of Research for the National Center for Gender Spectrum Health. Dr. Rider is also a licensed psychologist and gender and sexuality specialist with clinical and research experience examining minority stressors, health disparities, and care utilization of LGBTQ+ individuals across the lifespan. Using an intersectionality framework, Dr. Rider is particularly interested in how interlocking systems of power and oppressive experiences related to having multiple marginalized identities influence health and wellbeing for LGBTQ+ youth of color. Dr. Rider has served as a study coordinator on a NIH-funded research project which resulted in several publications that documented barriers to care and minority stressors as well as prevalence rates of risk factors, protective factors, health concerns, and health care utilization among transgender and gender diverse youth. Dr. Rider is currently Co-Chair of the Asian American Psychological Association’s Division on LGBTQ.

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