Topic:
Society's Throw Away Kids
Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Teens
rejected by families, abused in schools,
and often left to their own devices to
survive.
What can be done to help them and what
can we do to make our society a more
accepting and compassionate place.
Guest:
Teresa DeCrescenzo, MSW, LCSW
Teresa
DeCrescenzo, MSW, LCSW, is Founding
Executive Director of Gay and Lesbian
Adolescent Social Services (GLASS) in
West Hollywood, California, which owns
and operates five licensed group homes
for sexual minority youth and
HIV-infected teenagers and places
children of all ages in loving foster
homes. Ms. DeCrescenzo is also a
psychotherapist in private practice and
is an Instructor in the Graduate School
of Social Work at California State
University at Long Beach.
Website:
www.glassla.org |