Our Failed Solutions for Seriously Ill Foster Youths (published by The Chronicle of Social Change)
Justin Taylor Bean, removed from his abusive birth parents as a …
Today my son’s therapist apologized to me. (Go ahead, take a moment to pick yourself up off the floor, then keep reading…) If you’re the parent …
Recently, I had the privilege of attending the ATTACh 2018 conference. I learned from keynote speakers including leading researcher and author of The Body Keeps …
One too many times, I’ve been told reactive attachment disorder (RAD)—the result of a child’s early trauma—isn’t a “real” diagnosis.
An interview with Diane L. Redleaf, a family defense pioneer
Nationally-known leaders have called Diane L. Redleaf the “conscience of the child welfare system,” the driving …
Two-year-old Kayla was shy with dimples that winked when she laughed. Her brother, three-year-old Devon, had curly brown hair, freckles and a quick smile. We’d …
If you are a classroom teacher you almost certainly have students who have experienced childhood trauma. A recent national survey on children’s health found that …
I stand in the bathroom stall of the courthouse, texting a friend. “I can’t do this,” I write and lean my head against the cold …
Unless you’ve lived through a child’s relentless screaming, violent outbursts, physical aggression, and extreme manipulation – hour-after-hour, day-after-day – it may be hard to fathom …
Illinois Newsroom-Jul 31, 2018
When Toni and Jim Hoy adopted their son Daniel as a toddler, they did not plan to give him back to the …
By brave adoptive parent and advocate Pernell Meier
Social workers have been an ever-present part of my family. Over the course of 13 years, we have parented …
Do you ever roll out of bed already over it? At your limit before the day starts? Knowing you can’t take even one more surly …