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

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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

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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

"...I wish I would have felt supported to address *all* of the major barriers and needs to quality parenting during the life of my case. Instead, I reacted with fear and stigma..."

Birth Parent
"During the time that my 4-year-old child was in out of home care due to my substance use disorder (SUD), I knew I was also dealing with an undiagnosed mental... (Read more)
Mental Health

"...Having access to support groups and information through groups like the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) helped our family understand the illness..."

Kinship Caregiver
Organization/Advocate
"As the parent of an adult who developed bipolar at 22, having access to support groups and information through groups like the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) helped our... (Read more)
Mental Health

"...While my mother was given services for substance abuse, housing, and employment, she did not receive any or adequate mental health services. I truly believe if she had mental health support/services I would have been reunified with her."

Youth/Alumni
"Mental health services would have made a world of a difference for my family. My biological mother struggled with depression and other mental health issues. She was able to find... (Read more)
Mental Health
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Congregate Care Kinship Mental Health Older Youth Pregnant & Parenting Youth Prevention

Resource Types

  • Adoptive Parent (11)
  • Birth Parent (26)
  • Foster Parent (12)
  • Kinship Caregiver (29)
  • Organization/Advocate (35)
  • Youth/Alumni (33)

Family Voices United is a collaborative project. We are working closely with partners in multiple states and jurisdictions to elevate the voice and perspective of young people, parents, and kinship providers. We invite you to learn more about how you can get involved. The Family Voices United team is a partnership including:

Casey Family Programs

FosterClub 

Generations United

Children's Trust Fund Alliance


 

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