Risk and resilience: the impact of community programs on LGBTQ youth
| dc.contributor.advisor | Cesaroni, Carla | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fredericks, Kaitlin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-17T15:51:15Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T17:43:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-17T15:51:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T17:43:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-04-01 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Criminology | en |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts (MA) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | There is a considerable amount of research suggesting that the challenges faced by LGBTQ youth can severely impact their lives, mental health, and general well-being. However, there still is a gap in the literature that assesses the effectiveness of community-based programs in mitigating the minority stress and risks experienced by LGBTQ youth. This study involves a series of interviews conducted with LGBTQ youth who attend the Open Doors drop-in program at a local Canadian Boys and Girls Club. It attempts to determine predominant stressors, risks, and challenges experienced by LGBTQ youth and to explore how the Open Doors drop-in program has supported and assisted LGBTQ youth in exercising resilience and whether the participants themselves see the program as “successful.” | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10155/661 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | LGBTQ youth | en |
| dc.subject | Minority stress | en |
| dc.subject | Risk | en |
| dc.subject | Resilience | en |
| dc.subject | Community programs | en |
| dc.title | Risk and resilience: the impact of community programs on LGBTQ youth | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |