Learn how to create an agency organizational culture that is inclusive and knowledgeable about the unique needs of LGBTQ children, youth, and families.

Review the protective capacities and protective factors frameworks used to assess, intervene, and serve families.

See statistics on increased risks for LGBTQ youth and learn how child welfare systems can use healthy approaches when working with LGBTQ children and youth.

Explore the various aspects of the importance of normalcy for children and youth in care.

This handout is part of the series, “Perspectives on Normalcy: Videos and Discussion Questions.” It is designed to facilitate discussion about the issues raised in the video, “Community-Based Provider: Empowering Caregiver Decision-Making.” 

Get informed about creating normalcy for LGBTQ children and youth in foster care and browse relevant examples.

Hear about the challenges and experiences of an adoptive family and how they created belonging, healthy development, and normal experiences.

Explore information and get guidance about sex trafficking and identification of sex trafficking victims.

Learn the definition and find information about normalcy and the reasonable and prudent parent standard in the PL 113-183.

Adapt  policies and practices to meet the growing needs of LGBTQ children, youth, and families. 

Learn about resources to support child welfare agencies as they implement requirements of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113–183) that prevent sex trafficking and improve child welfare responses to trafficking victims. 

​​Examine how implementation science principles can be applied to decisions about staging and scaling up new programs and practices at a child welfare agency.​ 

Learn how child welfare professionals and family leaders can use the Parent Partner Program Navigator, a web-based, interactive resource that offers guidance for designing and implementing parent partner programs at child welfare agencies.

Explore ways to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) children and youth.

Learn about the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) families involved with the child welfare system and ways to help them.