US: The Veiled Epidemic: Confronting Mental Health Challenges in the Foster Care System
Imprint – March 16, 2022
Data suggests that 80% of the nearly 420,000 foster youth in the nation suffer from significant mental health issues. In addition to all of life’s surmounting pressures, abuse, neglect, and trauma – or all three, in some instances – are fuel to the frenzied flames of mental health challenges in youth.
Also: Information Packet: Mental Health Care Issues of Children and Youth in Foster Care: https://bit.ly/3CMEffb
Also: Who Cares 2020: Executive Summary: https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/who-cares-2020-executive-summary/49243
https://imprintnews.org/youth-voice/the-veiled-epidemic-confronting-mental-health-challenges-in-the-foster-care-system/63301