The project trained 107 service providers in Multnomah County that work with youth. As a result of the trainings, the participating organizations have seen an increase in awareness and shifts in organizational attitudes. Specifically:
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Most respondents, even those who had previously shown resistance, expressed that they had learned something they could apply to practice.
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Safe zone signs have been posted throughout Multnomah County Juvenile Justice Department and few have been removed despite a history of the signs being torn down prior to the training.
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Multnomah County Child Welfare made recommendations, that are currently in the approval process, to alter the intake forms that are used in order to support gender-nonconforming youth. This includes providing a place for the name that they prefer to be called and separating questions for assigned sex and gender.
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The Homeless Continuum continues to provide services that have been responsive to LGBTQ youth.