When foster youth act out, whether through tantrums, withdrawal, or defiance, society too often labels them as “problem kids.” Teachers may see them as disruptive, caregivers describe them as ...
I picked up my child from the car rider line the other day, and my son began to scream at me for being late. Now, I need to acknowledge that pick-up ends at 3:30 p.m. and I tend to roll in at 3:26 p.m ...
Knowing if a child is being mistreated doesn’t rely solely on the child’s ability or willingness to report it, writes Jessica ...
FARGO — As a troubled foster kid bouncing from doctor to doctor, Deborah Zaun worried about the long-term effects of being on so many mental health drugs. “Every doctor I went to diagnosed me with ...
I've spent over four decades in courtrooms watching an American tragedy continue to unfold. Children—some barely old enough to speak—face the traumas of abuse, neglect, removal from their natural ...
CASA of Santa Barbara County is proud to present From Trauma to Hope: Stories of Foster Care, a powerful and moving community art installation that brings the voices of former foster youth to the ...
The hardest part of being a foster mom isn’t the late nights or the paperwork—it’s realizing how close so many children ...
Adoption advocate Deborah Olivia Farmer is helping Georgians move from fear to family through foster care and community ...
Ending up in a California foster care system at the age of 12 was scary, confusing and traumatic for veteran tattoo artist ...
According to the Arizona Department of Child Safety, there are nearly 7,600 children in the Arizona foster care system, but ...