AGENCY TESTIMONY
ACS commitment to affirming treatment of LGBTQAI+ youth
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Commissioner Dannhauser emphasizes ACS's commitment to treating all youth and families in an affirming manner. He highlights the steps taken to strengthen their efforts in this area.
- Mentions the dedicated LGBTQAI+ equity strategies director
- Describes the focus on equitable and empathetic treatment
- Emphasizes the importance of this commitment across all ACS services
Jess Dannhauser
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It is about most important to ACS that all youth and families who come into contact with ACS are treated in an affirming manner.
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We've taken important steps to continuously strengthen our efforts to do this, I look forward to sharing this important work with you today.
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ACS is committed to providing high quality services and improving outcomes for LGBTQA plus youth and foster care.
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ACS has a dedicated LGBTQA plus equity strategies director who I introduced earlier Steven is responsible for policy, best practices, and guidance for serving LGBTQ AI plus children, youth, and families engaged with ACS across our entire sector.
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The LGBTQ AI plus equity strategies team focused on ensuring all ACS and provider agency staff treat all youth and families equitably and with empathy regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression.
