Trans Lifeline Library:
Your Guide to Foster Care for Trans Youth
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Resources for Trans Youth In Foster Care
These resources are designed to meet the needs of youth in foster care as well as the adults who care for and work with them.
Each tool is designed to build pathways to information that promotes understanding, affirmation, and empowered decision-making.
Youth Centered Resources
A collection of articles, videos, and graphics that uplift the experience of young people in foster care. This content highlights the lived experiences of young people in foster care while providing practical resources
on wellness, advocacy, identity, and navigating
the system with confidence
"Defining Trauma"
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"There's No Wrong Way to Fee
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For Youth:
"What Trans Youth in Michigan’s Foster Care System
Should Know — and Where to Find Help"
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For Youth:
"My Crisis Management Plan Explained"
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"Transition out of foster care into adulthood: Housing,
Employment, Financial Literacy"
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Parent & Family Centered Resources
A curated collection of articles, videos, and tools designed to support parents and caregivers of young people in foster care. These resources center real family experiences while offering practical guidance on communication, affirmation, wellness, advocacy, and navigating the foster care system with confidence and care.
"Avoiding Harmful Practices"
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"Understanding Transgender & Non-Binary Identities"
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"Trans 101: Gender and Sexuality"
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"Supporting Trans Youth in Foster Care:
A Guide for Foster Parents"
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"8 Ways to Support Trans Youth,
One name at a time"
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"Ways Trans Youth are Overrepresented
in the Foster Care System"
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Caseworker Centered Resources
"Two Ways Foster Care Social Workers & Administrators
can Support Trans Youth"
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"Supporting Transgender Youth in Michigan’s Foster Care System: Challenges and Implications for Social Work Practice"
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