Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and Counseling

Caitlin C. Ryan and Donna Futterman

Part One Overview: Lesbian and Gay Adolescents: Experiences and Needs Adolescent Health Challenges Lesbian and Gay Adolescents: Identity Development Experiences, Vulnerabilities, and Risks Confidentiality and Legal Issues

Part Two Primary Care and Prevention Health Concerns of Lesbian and Gay Adolescents Transgendered Youth Special Populations Adolescent Mental Health Concerns Primary Interventions and Anticipatory Guidance Medical Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention Mental Health Assessments and Treatments

Part Three HIV / AIDS Overview: HIV Infection in Adolescents, Including Lesbians and Gay Males HIV Counseling, Testing, and Prevention Clinical Care and Prevention

Appendix A: Steering Committee HRSA Conference on the Primary Care Needs of

Lesbian and Gay Adolescents, December 5-6, 1994

Appendix B: Resources for Primary Care Needs of Lesbian and Gay Adolescents

Appendix C: Resources for Parents and Youth

Appendix D: Recommended Reading for Providers

Appendix E: Adolescent HIV Counseling and Testing Protocol

Appendix F: Clinical Care Protocols

Appendix G: American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Homosexuality

and Adolescence

Related Subjects

• Social Work

About the Author

CAITLIN C. RYAN is a clinical social worker and the director of AIDS Policy Center, and the author of AIDS: A Public Health Challenge. DONNA FUTTERMAN is associate professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and director of the Adolescent AIDS Program at Montefiore Medical Center.

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