What Is Trauma-Informed Care?
Trauma leaves a lasting mark. It often causes long-term effects, including emotional challenges like chronic anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder; behavioral changes such as increased aggression or substance abuse; difficulties in forming healthy relationships; and much more. That’s why trauma needs to be taken into account in settings like the foster care system, where […]
Foster Care and Mental Health
Foster Care Awareness Month and Mental Health Awareness Month both occur in May, a profound time to recognize the significantly high rate of mental health struggles that harm children placed in the foster care system. Many children and adolescents experience an array of mental health issues that make their journey through the system even more […]
