Studies estimate that up to 90% of children in foster care have experienced trauma, and up to 80% deal with significant ...

May is both National Foster Care Month and National Mental Health Awareness Month. While they were created separately, Foster Care Month in 1988 and Mental Health month in 1949, there is a strong ...

Growing up in today’s complex world is challenging for any child, but being a foster child adds another layer of difficulty. As someone who has worked with foster youth for many years, I have ...

In the world of business, we often talk about disrupting industries and breaking cycles. Some nonprofit organizations are applying this mindset to one of society’s most pressing challenges: supporting ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Washington state, thousands of children and youth are in foster care - each deserving the chance to thrive. Yet many carry the weight of trauma which can have a lasting impact on mental and ...

This is how we end the foster care crisis—not by waiting for sweeping policies, but by equipping everyday people to show up consistently for kids in care, and now it's accessible anywhere.” — Rebecca ...

The Rowan County Health Department has announced the recipients of the Early Intervention grant funding, aimed at early identification and prevention strategies for youth at risk of substance use or ...