US: Powerful, Not Powerless: Barriers to Foster Youth Well-Being
Psychology Today – October 20, 2023
Approximately 60 percent of the over 425,000 children in the United States foster care system will experience mental health struggles, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other behavioral problems. Community stressors, such as chronic trauma, poverty, and lack of social support, compound these psychological struggles.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/race-gender-and-popular-culture/202310/powerful-not-powerless-barriers-to-foster-youth-well