LGBTQ Youth and Sexual Abuse: Information for Mental Health Professionals [1]

        NCTSN Resource 
      
      Resource Description
Provides a short glossary of relevant terms and a chart delineating the continuums of sex, gender, and sexual orientation. This fact sheet offers summaries of issues concerning LGBTQ youth and their parents related to sexual orientation and sexual abuse; a table of common myths and stereotypes about LGBTQ youth and sexual abuse; recommendations for practitioners and agencies on counseling LGBTQ youth; and guidance in treating LGBTQ youth following sexual abuse.
Resource Type: 
    
        Type: Fact Sheet
      
      Trauma Type: 
Sexual Abuse
Language: 
English
Audience: 
Mental Health Professionals
Population: 
LGBTQ Youth
        Published in 2014