Growing up in today’s complex world is challenging for any child, but being a foster child adds another layer of difficulty. As someone who has worked with foster youth for many years, I have ...

In the world of business, we often talk about disrupting industries and breaking cycles. Some nonprofit organizations are applying this mindset to one of society’s most pressing challenges: supporting ...

Studies estimate that up to 90% of children in foster care have experienced trauma, and up to 80% deal with significant mental health issues. Those backgrounds, combined with the experience of being ...

Research presented at NAPNAP 2026 highlights gaps in standardized screening for suicide risk among youth in foster care. Youth in foster care have an elevated suicide risk compared with their peers, ...

In February 2021, at the beginning of the second year of the pandemic, The Body Keeps the Score shot up to the No. 1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. The book, which was published in 2014, ...