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Pennsylvania

Podcast: Family Voices on Strengthening Families & Keeping Kids out of Foster Care

image shows cluster of microphones and text reads Family Voices United Podcast
Birth Parent
Youth/Alumni
Kinship Caregiver
Listen as Family Voices United members share perspectives on strengthening families and opportunities with prevention support to keep kids out of foster care. Learn how constituents are taking action, getting... (Read more)
Kinship
Mental Health
Older Youth
Prevention

"...Growing up, I knew my mom had some challenges. I firmly believe mental health services would have helped my mom and helped me figure out how to support her..."

Youth/Alumni
"Growing up, ever since my early years, I knew that my mother had some type of mental issues. As time went on, it had become so stressful but, at the... (Read more)
Mental Health

"...My parents didn't have support to access or understand how necessary mental health services were for them to keep their children..."

Youth/Alumni
"Absolutely, my parents had several mental health issues. Though child welfare workers suggested services, my parents weren't provided direct support in getting there. I believe intentional conversations explaining how necessary... (Read more)
Mental Health

Kinship grandparent shares her experience with mental health supports and navigating the system

Kinship Caregiver
As a kinship grandparent of an 11-year-old granddaughter and a 13-year-old grandson, life has changed for both the grandchildren and grandparents. Due to the addiction of their parents (one being... (Read more)
Kinship
Mental Health

"...I cannot help but think that if she had access to mental health treatment, she might not have relapsed and died at age 22 almost one year clean, leaving behind her 9-month-old daughter."

Kinship Caregiver
One of the most distressing situations my daughter had to deal with in her struggles to try and recover from substance use disorder and her heroin addiction was the lack... (Read more)
Mental Health

Family Voices United is a collaborative project among Casey Family Programs, Children's Trust Fund Alliance, FosterClub and Generations United. We support prevention services for struggling families, support for kinship caregivers, standardized requirements for  residential treatment placements and services that assist older youth aging out of care. We work closely with partners in multiple states and jurisdictions to elevate the voice and perspective of young people, parents and kinship providers.