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A Case Management Program For At-Risk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults| A Grant Proposal

by Castro Darryl de

Institution:	California State University, Long Beach
Year:	2017
Keywords:	Gerontology; Social work; LGBTQ studies
Posted:	02/01/2018
Record ID:	2154716
Full text PDF:	http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10261293

Abstract

The older adult population in the United States is projected to more than double by the year 2050. An important subgroup of this growing population includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults. It has been estimated that there are approximately 2.4 million people in the United States identifying as LGBT, with nearly 90,000 residing in Los Angeles County. Throughout their life, many of these LGBT individuals experienced harassment, discrimination, and persecution only because of their sexual identity. As a result, many today experience social isolation, depression, and a poor quality of life in later years. Project Resilience is an in-home case management program for LGBT older adults with the goal of improving the mental health and well-being of this hidden population. The LGBTQ Center Long Beach in Long Beach, California will serve as the host agency for this proposed program. The actual submission and/or funding of this grant was not required for the successful completion of the project.