Mental health

Mental health is a core component of our overall health. Our ability to perform at our best and to tackle life's problems are all heavily influenced by the tone of our minds. See these blogs for some perspectives on how youth in and from the foster care system maintain their mental health.

Foster Youth Need #FamiliesNotFacilities

Family is critical for young people in and from foster care. We know, from what Lived Experience (LEx) leaders have told us, that too often, foster youth are unnecessarily placed in congregate care facilities which has long-term impacts on their... Read more

Public Policy

Mental health

Poll Results: Checking in on Young People from Foster Care as COVID-19 Continues

SUMMARY Since the beginning of the pandemic, FosterClub has conducted several polls to monitor how the pandemic is affecting young people in and from foster care. FosterClub conducted a poll in late March ( results here ) and an additional poll in... Read more

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New Recommendations Released - Historic Opportunity for Reform in Child Welfare: Older Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood

Today, the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council released a new statement: A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Older Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood with 4 priorities... Read more

Public Policy

Extension to age 21

Health care

Independent living

Mental health

Permanence

Transition (aging out)

Well-being

Webinar Recording & Recap: A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Quality Residential Services

On July 2, 2020, The National Foster Care Youth and Alumni Council hosted a webinar to discuss their 2020 Priorities: A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Quality Residential Services Webinar... Read more

Youth Perspective

Mental health

Psychotropic medications

Rights in foster care

Sex trafficking

Well-being

What State Advocates Can Do in Response to COVID-19

What State Advocates Can Do: Policy Advocacy on Behalf of Older Youth in and Aging Out of the Child Welfare System in Response to COVID-19 Young people in and leaving the child welfare system have been hit hard by COVID-19... Read more

Public Policy

Extension to age 21

Health care

Higher education

Homelessness

Independent living

Mental health

Forums: Foster Youth In Action

Foster Youth in Action is hosting ongoing forums for current and former foster youth: Weekly: FOSTER POWER FORUMS Weekly on Tuesdays @ 1:00 PST! This is a virtual space held weekly on Tuesdays for local and national foster youth-... Read more

Announcements

Mental health

New Recommendations Released - Historic Opportunity for Reform in Child Welfare: Prevention

On October 1st, the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council released a new statement: " A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Preventing Unnecessary Removal of Children from their... Read more

Public Policy

Mental health

FosterClub Young Leaders join BPNN for "Voices of Experience" Panel with GAO

FosterClub Young Leaders, Eric Warner, and Joseph DeBiew joined Edwin Daye, a Member of the Birth Parent National Network , in a meeting with 4 Congressional offices and federal stakeholders - all in one day visit to Washington, DC! They visited... Read more

Public Policy

Entering foster care

Family relationships

Mental health

Transition (aging out)

Well-being

Ten Tips to Get Through the Holidays

A guide written for young people by young people! If you've experienced foster care, chances are the holidays can present some - umm, interesting - challenges. Check out FosterClub's ten tips designed to help you get through the rough patches... Read more

Editorial

Mental health

Well-being

12 Ideas for Supportive Adults to Help a Young Person Through the Holidays

. “The hardest thing was to sit around the Christmas tree in a room full of strangers and look at a package that says ‘To Sharde’ ‘From Foster Mom’.” FosterClub recognizes the struggle faced by many young people in foster care during the holidays... Read more

Editorial

Mental health

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Mental health

Foster Youth Need #FamiliesNotFacilities

Poll Results: Checking in on Young People from Foster Care as COVID-19 Continues

New Recommendations Released - Historic Opportunity for Reform in Child Welfare: Older Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood

Webinar Recording & Recap: A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Quality Residential Services

What State Advocates Can Do in Response to COVID-19

Forums: Foster Youth In Action

New Recommendations Released - Historic Opportunity for Reform in Child Welfare: Prevention

FosterClub Young Leaders join BPNN for "Voices of Experience" Panel with GAO

Ten Tips to Get Through the Holidays

12 Ideas for Supportive Adults to Help a Young Person Through the Holidays

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