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		Child Welfare League Of America
		CWLA Best Practice Guidelines for LGBT Youth in Out of Home Care
		Glossary of LGBT Terms: NCLR
		Hawaii Court Decision on LGBT Youth in Juvenile Institutions
		Legal Rights of LGBTQ Youth in the JJ System: NCLR
		Legal Services for Children, Safety First! A Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth Under 18, February 2004
		LGBTQ Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: NCLR
		Models Standards Project, Defending LGBTQ Youth, 2005
		National Center for Lesbian Rights
		NY Safety Act Summary
		NY Safety Act Text
		Teleconference on Three Paths to Reform, July 18, 2006
		The Model Standards Project: Creating Inclusive Systems For LGBT Youth In And Out Of Home Care
		Urban Justice Center, Justice For All?
		New York Office of Children and Family Services Policy and Guidelines to Better Serve LGBTQ Youth, March 2008

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Approximately 2/3 of males and ¾ of females in Chicago’s Juvenile Detention Facility meet the diagnostic criteria for one or more psychiatric disorder. [more facts]