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Mental Health

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Some young people in foster care have difficult behaviors as a result of their trauma. What support could be provided to a family to keep a child in-home, rather than placed in a facility?

Birth Parent
Youth/Alumni
Kinship Caregiver
Foster Parent
Adoptive Parent
In this paper, you will hear from kinship caregivers, parents, current and former foster youth as they discuss the types of support and resources that will help families who are... (Read more)
Mental Health
Prevention

Family Voices on Mental and Behavioral Health Supports

Birth Parent
Youth/Alumni
Kinship Caregiver
Foster Parent
Adoptive Parent
Organization/Advocate
Family Voices United asked current and former foster youth, parents, and kinship and relative caregivers: “ Sometimes a parent's mental or behavioral health (including addiction) leads to a child... (Read more)
Mental Health
Prevention

Family Voices United Family First Peer Learning Session

Organization/Advocate
On March 11th, 2021 Family Voices United held a peer learning session with parents, kinship caregivers, and foster youth alumni, on the Family First Prevention Services Act, New Opportunities in... (Read more)
Congregate Care
Kinship
Mental Health
Older Youth
Pregnant & Parenting Youth
Prevention

“What is needed to ensure school reopenings are safe and equitable for children and families who are most impacted by COVID-19?”

image shows text that reads: safe and equitable school reopening for families
Birth Parent
Youth/Alumni
Kinship Caregiver
Foster Parent
Adoptive Parent
Organization/Advocate
Family Voices United asked current and former foster youth, parents, and kinship and relative caregivers: “ What is needed to ensure school reopenings are safe and equitable for children... (Read more)
Kinship
Mental Health
Older Youth

Birth Parent National Network Webinars

Birth Parent National Network Webinars
Birth Parent
SAVE THE DATE! CARING CONVERSATIONS Monday's 10 AM PT • 11 AM MT • 12 PM CT • 1 PM ET Children’s Trust Fund Alliance is building a better normal... (Read more)
Mental Health

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

Family Voices United - A Podcast on Mental Health Supports

Birth Parent
Youth/Alumni
Kinship Caregiver
Listen as Family Voices United members share their experiences on how mental health supports can make a difference for families. Learn how constituents are taking action, getting involved, and building... (Read more)
Mental Health

Family Voices on Mental Health Supports

Birth Parent
Youth/Alumni
Kinship Caregiver
How can mental health services help support families? Hear directly from the voices of lived experience! The passage of the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 now provides states,... (Read more)
Mental Health

Join us for a Podcast Production on Mental Health Supports May 29th at 5pm (ET)

Organization/Advocate
Family Voices United is hosting a Podcast Production to share how constituents are taking action, getting involved, and building the movement! Join us May 29th at 5:00pm ET (2:00pm PT)... (Read more)
Mental Health

"...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
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Topics

Congregate Care Kinship Mental Health Older Youth Pregnant & Parenting Youth Prevention

Resource Types

  • Adoptive Parent (20)
  • Birth Parent (35)
  • Foster Parent (21)
  • Kinship Caregiver (38)
  • Organization/Advocate (44)
  • Youth/Alumni (43)

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.