Campus-based support programs serve an important function for students who have experienced foster care at some point in their lives, often providing necessary supports to students so that they can be successful in a college setting. These programs offer supports that aid in student retention and completion of degrees, thus increasing their chances for better outcomes later in life. One area which has been less explored in the literature that focuses on campus-based support systems for students aging out of foster care is that of the experiences of sexual and gender minorities (SGM), or members of the LGBTQ + population. Currently SGM are overrepresented in foster care populations and are misunderstood and stigmatized by society in general. As a result, they often arrive on college campuses with both strengths and challenges which are not well understood. This narrative literature review aims to provide necessary information regarding the experiences of SGM/LGBTQ + young people as well as recommendations to foster more sensitive and effective responses to these students on college campuses.

以校园为基础的支持计划为在生活中的某个阶段经历过寄养的学生提供了重要的功能，通常为学生提供必要的支持，以便他们能够在大学环境中取得成功。这些计划提供支持，帮助学生保留和完成学位，从而增加他们在以后的生活中获得更好结果的机会。文献中较少探索的一个领域是关注以校园为基础的学生因寄养而老龄化的支持系统，即性和性别少数群体 (SGM) 或 LGBTQ + 人群成员的经历。目前，SGM 在寄养人群中的比例过高，并且普遍受到社会的误解和污名化。因此，他们经常带着不为人知的优势和挑战来到大学校园。这篇叙述性文献综述旨在提供有关 SGM/LGBTQ + 年轻人经历的必要信息，并提出建议，以促进对大学校园中这些学生的更敏感和有效的反应。