This program is subject to change.
Pathways to Permanency: Dismantling System of Care Pipelines
Workshop Description
Nationally, LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately represented in child welfare systems, the juvenile justice system, mental health systems, and among youth experiencing homelessness/displacement. Utilizing evidence-informed strategies developed through our research project with the William's Institute, we will discuss and challenge the barriers and outcomes LGBTQ+ youth of color face in systems of care, with an emphasis on child welfare. Blending community organizing, grass-tops advocacy, and social work disciplines, participants will gain knowledge and tools needed to disrupt the intricate pipelines of rejection and negative outcomes for LGBTQ+ youth in systems of care at their local level.
Conference Track
Professional
Topic
Intersectionality
Other
Workshop Outline/Powerpoint
Primary Contact
Ariel Bustamante, Los Angeles LGBT Center
Workshop Presenters
Ariel Bustamante, Los Angeles LGBT Center
Pronouns
Presenter Bio
Ariel Bustamante is a former Liberty Hill Leader to Watch and American Bar Association Panelist with nearly a decade of experience working with non-profits including GSA Network, Liberty Hill Foundation, ACLU of Southern California, and now the Rise Program at the LA LGBT Center. She attended Green Mountain College and self-designed her area of study: inequality and oppression studies. As an equity and compliance expert, she has trained thousands of professionals serving diverse LGBTQ+ populations.