Perceptions of Caring and Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Foster Care

SGM foster youth's perception that the people around them cared about them less than their cisgender heterosexual peers may contribute to differences in mental health often observed among these populations, but cannot wholly explain these differences.

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LGBT Health
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2025-12-26
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https://doi.org/10.1177/23258292251403598
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LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
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Perceptions of Caring and Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Foster Care

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Abstract

SGM foster youth's perception that the people around them cared about them less than their cisgender heterosexual peers may contribute to differences in mental health often observed among these populations, but cannot wholly explain these differences.

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Princeton University (US), Bard College (US)
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