We Don't Exactly Get the Welcome Wagon: The Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Adolescents in Child Welfare Systems

Gerald P. Mallon

1.The Road to Acceptance

2. Searching for a Good Fit Within the Family System

3. Searching for a Good Fit Within an Out-of-Home-Care Setting

4. Escaping a Poor Fit

5. Harrassment and Violence

6. A Plan for Transformation

Appendix I: A Field Experience in Retrospect

Appendix II: Biographies of Young Gays and Lesbians

Related Subjects

• Social Work

About the Author

GERALD P. MALLON is an assistant professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work and author of Foundations of Social Work Practice with Gay and Lesbian Persons.

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