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The Oregon Judicial Project’s State Tribal Grant Steering Committee recently hosted its very first in-person Grantee Meeting in Salem, Oregon, bringing together leaders, partners, and advocates focused on strengthening support...
Native Youth
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Graphic for the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council Lived Experience Poll. Title reads: ‘Share Your Perspective: Beyond Therapy – Redefining Mental Health Support in Foster Care.’ Encourages foster care alumni ages 18+ to take a poll on what works to support youth mental health. Deadline is September 5, 2025, at 11:59 PM PDT. Includes an image of young people sitting in a circle having a discussion.
Take the poll now! The National Foster Youth & Alumni Policy Council (NPC or the Council) is a group of young people and alumni from foster care who work together...
Mental health
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At FosterClub, we believe the best way to improve foster care is to listen to the young people who have lived it. That’s why, in partnership with Casey Child and...

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Flyer for the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council 2025 Virtual Roundtable titled Beyond Therapy: Redefining Mental Health Support in Foster Care. Event is September 30, 11am–12:30pm PDT. Discussion topics include rethinking normalcy as mental health care, centering youth voice, and expanding culturally-aligned services.
1 in 3 young people in foster care experience serious mental health challenges, but far too many never get the support they deserve. Why? Because the system is often set...
Mental health
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At the 2025 National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) Conference, FosterClub Lived Experience (LEx) Leader Franz (he/him) joined on a powerful panel titled “ Representing Immigrant Children & Families...
Permanence
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Jarl Mohn didn’t start life with a big safety net. Born in the 1950s and raised in foster care in Pennsylvania, he knows what it's like to grow up without...
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If you’re a young person in foster care, or someone who works with them, you’ve probably heard the term “ aging out”. It’s the moment when a young person officially...
Transition (aging out)
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Welcome to Impact Pulse – a new spotlight series from the National Foster Youth & Alumni Policy Council that highlights how Council priorities are making a real-world difference. In this...
Entering foster care
Mental health
Transition (aging out)
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Three Council members with foster care experience present mental health recommendations to Nevada healthcare providers.
Recently, National Foster Youth & Alumni Policy Council (NPC) members presented priorities on foster youth mental health and well-being to healthcare professionals from the University of Nevada, Reno/Renown Children’s Hospital...
Mental health
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