Lifting Youth Voice and Choice
Real-Life Stories
Child Welfare Information Gateway
National Foster Care Month: 2021
Federal Publication/Policy
Instrument
2 p.
Public Domain
Published: May 2021
Children's Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
3rd Floor
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Available From:http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/
Download: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/stories21_youthvoice.pdf
Details a youth advocate's time in foster care where she experienced multiple placements and the negative feelings she had as a result. Now, she works to harness youth voice to improve placement transitions. This Real-Life Story was developed as part of National Foster Care Month 2021.
Keywords:
CHILD PLACEMENT; FOSTER CARE; FOSTER FAMILIES; PLACEMENT DISRUPTION; PLACEMENT STABILITY; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; LIVED EXPERIENCE