Youth/Alumni

Listen as Family Voices United members share how support can make a difference for kinship families. Learn how constituents are taking action, getting involved, and building the movement! Click here... (Read more)

The Administration for Children Youth and Families recently issued an Information Memorandum (IM) to demonstrate that family and youth voice are critical to a well-functioning child welfare system. According to... (Read more)

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)

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)

"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 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)

"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)

"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 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)

"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)