LGBTQ+ youth strengthen their resilience resources through the development of meaningful relationships that provide them with unique tools to combat the stress derived from experiences of discrimination and violence targeting their marginalized identities. However, more research is needed to understand how this group benefits from the social support provided by child welfare professionals and how these relational processes may strengthen their resilience, since these professionals are often the only adult models of relationship, even after leaving care. The focus of this study was to understand youths’ processes of resilience-development through relationships with care professionals in the child welfare system. In this study, we held 15 narrative interviews with LGBTQ+ youth between the ages of 14 and 21 years that were living in residential care in Spain. We carried out a reflexive thematic analysis. The results show that LGBTQ+ youth in care experience feelings of safety through supportive relationships with professionals that are enhanced by availability, trust, and honesty. Safe spaces in care are facilitated by professionals who normalize LGBTQ+ issues and make LGBTQ+ youth feel they can be themselves in their residential homes. Functions of social support such as personal attachment, belonging, and acceptance were evident in the youths’ experiences. Young people expressed gratitude for professionals who provided identity support and who encouraged youths to authentically express themselves fully. Professionals who scaffold agency in youths’ identity development process, as well as emotional and practical support, promoted resilience. This knowledge is a building block to advance our understanding of how social support for LGBTQ+ youth in child welfare systems can counteract the negative impacts of non-affirming families and institutions by augmenting resilience.

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“他们告诉我，你可以和任何你想在一起的人在一起，做你自己”：寄宿护理中的 LGBTQ+ 青少年对儿童福利专业人员提供的社会支持的看法

LGBTQ+ 青年通过发展有意义的关系来增强他们的复原力资源，这些关系为他们提供了独特的工具，以应对因边缘化身份的歧视和暴力经历而产生的压力。然而，需要更多的研究来了解这个群体如何从儿童福利专业人员提供的社会支持中受益，以及这些关系过程如何增强他们的适应能力，因为这些专业人员往往是唯一的成人关系模型，即使在离开照顾之后也是如此。这项研究的重点是通过与儿童福利系统中的护理专业人员的关系来了解青少年的复原力发展过程。在这项研究中，我们对居住在西班牙寄宿机构的年龄在 14 岁至 21 岁之间的 LGBTQ+ 青少年进行了 15 次叙述性访谈。我们进行了反思性主题分析。结果表明，接受护理的 LGBTQ+ 青少年通过与专业人士的支持性关系体验到安全感，而这种关系因可用性、信任和诚实而得到增强。专业人士负责营造安全的护理空​​间，使 LGBTQ+ 问题正常化，让 LGBTQ+ 青少年觉得他们可以在自己的住宅中做自己。社会支持的功能，如个人依恋、归属感和接受度，在青少年的经历中很明显。年轻人对提供身份支持并鼓励年轻人真实充分表达自己的专业人士表示感谢。在青少年身份发展过程中提供代理作用的专业人士以及情感和实际支持，提高了复原力。这些知识是加深我们理解儿童福利系统中 LGBTQ+ 青少年的社会支持如何通过增强复原力来抵消非肯定家庭和机构的负面影响的理解的基础。