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The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma

A powerful and eloquent reflection from a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist about the long-term effects of the abuse he suffered as a child. The majority of our youth at Braid have also experienced sexual abuse, and...
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Why Black Stories Matter: They Build Empathy and Heal Trauma

“There are often stories that, if you read a report or statistics about (them), you might not feel deeply impacted by,” Tenuto says. “But when you hear one person tell their true, real experience about...
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I Am a Foster Parent and This Is What I Get Paid

"While foster parents do receive reimbursement for a portion of their expenses, financial gain is not an incentive to foster. What you gain from fostering isn't monetary. It's about the opportunity to make a vulnerable...
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How Foster Care Works in the United States

from Fostered or Forgotten, a Teen Vogue series about the foster care system in the United States, produced in partnership with Juvenile Law Center and published throughout National Foster Care Month in 2018.
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How Homelessness Crisis in LA Affects Aged-out Foster Youth

A look at how and why the housing crisis in Los Angeles (much like in San Francisco) disproportionately affects foster youth.
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How Prevention Services Could Help Youth Avoid the Foster Care System

An important and poignant reflection on how one young person's time in foster care could have been prevented.
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Five Ways to Help Teens Feel Good about Themselves

"A 2018 study of early adolescents suggests that self-concept (your perception of self) plays a central role in emotional well-being... Positive self-concept seems to be the key variable in the well-being equation."
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The Foster Care to Prison Pipeline: What It Is and How It Works

“In both cases I wasn’t given the opportunity to show that I was a better person. They were quick to throw the time and throw the sentences on me instead of looking for ways to...
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