Special Populations
Throughout the term, we have discussed a variety of youth risk factors and strengths. Some young people face heightened risk of poor outcomes due to special circumstances such as homelessness, disability, and involvement with the foster care system. Youth who experience stigma, bias, and oppression, such as LGBT people and members of racial and ethnic minorities, are also at heightened risk. And, like most of us, young people have multiple, intersecting identities, some of which compound the barriers they face.
For this discussion, choose a special population of at risk youth from the list below or identify a group not on the list.
Native American youth
LGBT youth
Girls who have experienced violence or abuse
Disabled youth
Youth in foster care
Drawing on Module 6 readings and your own additional research, write a post of at least 150 words, addressing the following:
Describe the challenges specific to the special population of youth.
Explain how at least one of the following concepts plays a role in the experiences of the population: intersectionality; acculturative stress; stigma
Propose ways to empower youth who are members of the special population.
Reference to –
Watch this video Intersectionality 101 (3 minutes in length, captioned, 2016)
Read this brief article Understanding Stigma and choose at least two of the First Person Experience videos to watch.
Read this brief article about acculturative stress.
