; and (2) whether family conflict related to the sexual orientation or gender identity of a child or youth was a factor in the removal of the child or youth from the family. (g) National Resource Center on Safety, Well-Being, Placement Stability, and Permanency for LGBTQ Children and Youth Involved with Child Welfare Services (1) In general The Secretary shall establish and maintain the National Resource Center on Safety, Well-Being, Placement Stability, and Permanency for LGBTQ Children and Youth Involved with Child Welfare Services that will promote well-being, safety, permanency, stability, and family placement for LGBTQ children and youth involved with child welfare services, through training, technical assistance, actions, and guidance that— (A) increases LGBTQ cultural competency among the staff of covered entities, and foster, adoptive, and relative parents, guardians, and caregivers; (B) promotes the provision of child welfare services that address the specific needs of LGBTQ children and youth involved with child welfare services and their families; (C) promotes effective and responsible collection and management of data on the sexual orientation and gender identity of children and youth in the child welfare system, with appropriate safeguards to protect the data; (D) identifies and promotes promising practices and evidence-based models of engagement and appropriate collective and individual services and interventions that can be linked to improved outcomes for LGBTQ children and youth in the child welfare system; (E) endorses best practices for human resource activities of covered entities, including in hiring, staff development, and implementing a system of accountability to carry out those best practices