Few studies have investigated discrimination in socialservice or social work settings among transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals. This study aims to (a) examine the prevalence and magnitude of discrimination against TGNC individuals and (b) explore the factors associated with discrimination in social-service settings. Method: We examined sociodemographic factors and psychosocial and health-related indicators (suicide attempt ever, substance misuse to cope, HIV positive serostatus, transactional sex, and marginally housed) associated with reports of social-service discrimination in a national sample of transgender adults (age 18-98, M 5 36.69, SD 5 13.11) from the U.S. and its territories. Data were from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey (N 5 6,456). Results: Approximately 16% (n 5 952) of the total sample experienced some form of discrimination related to their gender identity/expression in a social-service setting. Participants reporting social-service discrimination were more likely to be non-White, under 45 years of age, lower income, and to report negative psychosocial and/or health-related outcomes. Conclusions: Findings highlight the need for future research to examine individual-, interpersonal-, and structural-level factors associated with access to and use of social services among the transgender and gender-nonconforming community.

Although the consensus is that training for child protective services (CPS) supervisors is essential, there is an apparent gap in the literature about how the training should be delivered. Using interviews, focus groups, and a statewide survey, supervisors in Arizona identified how, when, and where they wanted training delivered and their reasons why. The preferred methods balance training within the responsibilities and time demands of the supervisor role

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