Everyone involved in the child welfare system plays a key role in keeping placements stable and preventing disruptions. It starts at the beginning when licensing […]
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The Impact of Placement Disruption from Someone with Lived Experience
by Jessica Frisina and Ares Being placed in foster care is a traumatic experience for children and youth. Moving from placement to placement while in […]
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by Kate Schultz Research suggests that nearly half of licensed foster parents will quit after just one year of fostering. However, the need for quality, […]
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Writing Contest In the most recent Fostering Perspectives writing contest we gave young people in foster care the following prompt: “Tell us about a time […]
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First Prize: $100 – Second Prize: $50 – Third Prize: $25 Please send us a response to the following question: We want all young people […]
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