Foster Relationships

Fostering Relatinships is a project of A Home Within, providing online trainings & tools to support caregivers, staff, and volunteers working with foster youth.

[Foster Relationships @ahw_matt]

"To foster is to be a character in another person’s Homeric odyssey to find home."
Inside foster care https://t.co/L1q64RMUH9

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An inspiring story of a mother reunified with her birth daughter. #ahomewithin #relationshipsheal https://t.co/WRPuX1QKi5

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"The media’s portrayal of mental health has caused society’s views of it to be skewed." Read more: https://t.co/0HZc2z3gQm

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More schools need to address and be cognizant of childhood trauma. Read how one school is doing just that: https://t.co/gJqfIjno6B

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Great read about teachers keeping trauma-informed in Oakland schools @ChronicleSC: https://t.co/Ngz8z8TT2M

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Do you believe that in order to heal from childhood trauma, we must relive the neglect and abuse experienced? Read: https://t.co/OZAaL68JID

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Did you know youth ages 12 to 17 may be at greater risk of becoming homeless than adults? Read more: https://t.co/RDuVRtzByn

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"We agree!

Does mental health screening for youth need to be a priority? What do you think?" https://t.co/zd4YsWNP8o

[Foster Relationships @ahw_matt]

Interesting article on how trauma adversely affects children, and why providing trauma-informed care is so vital: https://t.co/9L0lRkpgg5

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"Eight out of 10 students (78%) say they experienced mental health issues in the last year" https://t.co/y7WXVhMd76

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Did you know trauma from adverse childhood experiences can affect us even in adulthood? https://t.co/ajzprocPph

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"You become someone who has a before and after. You become someone who has been unmistakably altered." https://t.co/1WUvRTpsKd

[The Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress @PedTraumaStress]

New #traumainformed care study: Knowledge & attitudes of ED staff regarding psychosocial care for injured children https://t.co/kFRJFXMlWX

[AdoptUSKids @AdoptUSKids]

12 Ways Supportive Adults Can Help a Young Person in #FosterCare thru the Holidays (PDF) https://t.co/u2nba4A5OP

[Foster Relationships @ahw_matt]

Watch what happened when @Buzzfeed asked people to draw what #anxiety felt like. What does it look like to you? https://t.co/58Lo6ChWoj

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Not only are we not investing more in #mentalhealth as a country, some states are even cutting funding. https://t.co/NkON3udIZ8

[FosterHope Sacramento @fosterhopesac]

Treat your child as the adult you know they can become. #parenting

[TWLOHA @TWLOHA]

“Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.” - Benjamin Franklin

[National Child Traumatic Stress Network @nctsn]

What? Our kids are catching mental illnesses? Yes, but not typically by germs #mentalillness https://t.co/sZOLINWFWe

[SimplyFun @SimplyFun]

Top 5 Parenting Habits for raising happy, healthy kids: https://t.co/lOIzLrv9Yl