Chalyce’s Story

Listen to a foster care advocate’s mental health journey.

Publication year: 2023
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Capacity Building Center for States

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Learn about how mental health screening and support for children and youth in foster care can get them the help they need to develop healthy coping skills. The video is part of the National Foster Care Month 2023 Digital Stories, focused on strengthening minds and uplifting families by supporting family, child, and youth mental health and well-being.

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Capacity Building Center for States. (2023). Chalyce’s story. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Trauma
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