Citation: Magalhães, Cristina (2022). Mental Health Practice with LGBTQ+ Children, Adolescents, and Emerging Adults in Multiple Systems of Care. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 428 pages.
A new book, Mental Health Practice with LGBTQ+ Children, Adolescents, and Emerging Adults in Multiple Systems of Care, co-edited by Cristina Magalhães, Richard Sprott, and Nic Rider, will be published very soon by Rowman & Littlefield, part of their book series Diverse Sexualities, Genders, and Relationships. The book includes the insights and analysis of many Division 44 members. How the book came to be is a great story about Division 44 being a supportive home for researchers and clinicians.
The Children, Youth and Families Committee of Division 44 presented a symposium at the 2015 APA convention, called “LGBTQ youth confronting bullying, foster care, homelessness and family rejection: Intersections.” Presenters included Gary Howell, Deborah Coolhart, Skyler Jackson; the discussant was Connie Matthews and the session was chaired by Richard Sprott. This began a concerted effort to make connections across different issues confronting LGBTQ+ youth. The idea for the book began percolating around September of 2017, as the CYF Committee discussed possible next steps after presenting several symposia at APA Conventions. We knew we wanted a senior professional and an early career professional on the editorial team for the book project, so Richard Sprott approached Cristina Magalhães and G. Nic Rider to join the book project as editors.
Another expression of this effort was a pre-convention workshop series in 2019, “A New Agenda for the Psychology of LGBTQ Youth and Emerging Adults,” which included presentations about LGBTQ+ youth who are asylum seekers, public health approaches to building resistance and resilience among sexual and gender minority adolescents and emerging adults, and the critical role of family support for LGBTQ+ youth. The pre-convention series was funded by a CODAPAR (Committee on Division/APA Relations) grant with Division 44 as the lead division, and the collaboration of Divisions 7, 9, 27, 37 and 43.
After convention, in the Fall of 2019, Cristina Magalhães, Richard Sprott and Nic Rider worked on a book proposal and started contacting possible chapter authors. After the expected stops and starts, hurdles and issues, the book is now about to be published. We co-editors are so grateful for the engagement and persistence of our collaborators.
Here is a table of contents.
Introduction
Health Disparities, Resilience, and Interdisciplinary Care for LGBTQ+ Youth and Emerging Adults– G. Nic Rider, PhD, LP, Cristina Magalhães, PhD, LMHC, & Richard Sprott, PhD
Section I: Theoretical Approaches
Chapter 1: Minority Stress Theory and Resilience-Building Practice–Eunice V. Avilés Faría, PhD, LMHC, LPC
Chapter 2: Intersectionality, Culturally Sensitive Care, and LGBTQ+ Youth– Kayden J. Schumacher, MSc, MS, LSC, Leonardo E. Candelario-Pérez, PhD, LP, Eunice V. Avilés Faría, PsyD, LMHC, LPC & G. Nic Rider, PhD, LP
Chapter 3: Interdisciplinary Healthcare for Transgender Youth: An Application of the Gender-Affirmative Lifespan Approach (GALA)–Katherine G. Spencer, PhD, LP, CST & Nova Bradford, LGSW
Section II: Development Issues
Chapter 4: The Youngest Part of the Rainbow: Clinical Care for Gender Diverse Children–Dianne R. Berg, PhD, LP, Caroline Maykut, PhD, Rachel Becker-Warner, PsyD, LP, Catherine Schaefer, MS & Jennifer J. Connor, PhD, LMFT
Chapter 5: Risk and Protective Factors Among LGBTQ+ Adolescents–Amy L. Gower, PhD, Marla E. Eisenberg, ScD, MPH & G. Nic Rider, PhD LP
Chapter 6: Not a teen, not yet an adult: Health Risk and Protective Factors Among LGBTQ+ Emerging Adults–Caleb Esteban, PhD, Alixida Ramos-Pibernus, PhD, Luis X. Díaz-Medero, MS & Astrid Irizarry-Rodríguez, MS
Section III: Systems of Care
Chapter 7: Pre-K–12 Schools–Molly M. Strear, PhD, NCC & Matthew J. Beck, PhD, LCPC, NCC, ACS
Chapter 8: Serving LGBTQ+ Students at University and College Campuses–Jan E. Estrellado, PhD & Saromi Kim, PhD
Chapter 9: Medical Care Centers as Beacons of Hope for LGBTQ+ Youth– Hiram Rivera-Mercado, PsyD, Kevin Carrion, PsyD & Taymy J. Caso, PhD
Chapter 10: Improving Child Welfare and Foster Care Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Youth–Kellen Grayson, PsyD, LMFT & Mira Jourdan, PhD, ABPP
Chapter 11: LGBTQ+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness–Catherine Forbes, PhD, Carrie Mounier, LCSW & Kaitlin Venema, PhD
Chapter 12: Gender Expansive and Sexual Minority Youth and the (In)Justice System–Macy Wilson, PsyD, Jessica Ward, MA & Roberto L. Abreu, PhD
Chapter 13: Services for Youth and Emerging Adults at LGBTQ+ Centers and Other Community-Based Organizations–Tangela Roberts, PhD, Zari Carpenter, MA & Kat Schuette, MA
Chapter 14: Independent Practice–Gary Howell, PsyD, Arlene Noriega, PhD & Julie Williams, MSEd
Conclusion
Increasing Health and Well-Being of LGBTQ+ Youth and Emerging Adults: Lessons Learned, Questions Unanswered–Richard Sprott, PhD, G. Nic Rider, PhD & Cristina L. Magalhães, PhD, LMHC
Appendix A
List of Resources