Effects of "Safe School" Programs and Policies on the Social Climate for Sexual-Minority Youth: A Review of the Literature

Research indicates lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth are a vulnerable population-a status that can be attributed to a hostile social climate at school. Intervention strategies, such as educational policies, programs, and a supportive environment, improve the social climate for LGB...

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Published in:Journal of LGBT youth 2012-10, Vol.9 (4), p.321-339
Main Authors: Black, Whitney W., Fedewa, Alicia L., Gonzalez, Kirsten A.
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Adolescents
Bullying
Educational Environment
educational policies
Educational Policy
Faculty Development
gay
harassment
heterosexism
Homosexuality
Intervention
intervention strategies
lesbian
Literature Reviews
Program Effectiveness
safe school policy
safe school program
school climate
School Safety
Secondary School Students
sexual-minority youth
Social Bias
Social Environment
Social Justice
Social Support Groups
Student Diversity
victimization
Victims
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Social Justice
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