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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

"...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

"...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

"...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

"The services in place weren't addressing my issue specifically. Things I said in confidence were repeated in family therapy, which made things worse. I felt like I had no one."

Youth/Alumni
"The services in place weren't addressing my issues specifically. Things I said in confidence were repeated in family therapy, which made things worse. I felt like I had no one."... (Read more)
Mental Health

"Mental health services could have created stability, a safer living environment, and most importantly, I wouldn’t have ended in the foster system."

Youth/Alumni
"Mental health services could have created stability, a safer living environment, and most importantly, I wouldn't have ended in the foster system." Family Voices United member, Jaci, shares her thoughts... (Read more)
Mental Health

"Behavioral health services could have helped my mother... No one told her that her decision could impact our family for the rest of our lives... If someone had, I believe my family’s story would be different."

Youth/Alumni
"Behavioral health services could have helped my mother when she was told by the court that she couldn't go to our home during a 30-day reunification trial with our father... (Read more)
Mental Health

"I’ve gone through 15 years of abuse and actually talking to people that care to listen really helped me feel like I wasn’t alone. Everywhere I looked I saw everyone that supported me through my journey."

Youth/Alumni
"I've gone through 15 years of abuse and actually talking to people that care to listen really helped me feel like I wasn't alone. Everywhere I looked I saw everyone... (Read more)
Mental Health

"...The more support relative caregivers receive, the more likely relatives will step up to care for their family members. This will help to lower the number of foster homes needed and decrease the number of children in foster care..."

Youth/Alumni
"In order to help relative caregivers navigate supports and services for children they are raising they should receive monthly financial support, funds for higher education and opportunities to receive training... (Read more)
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Topics

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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