Jammie's Story (2018)

Addresses the importance of being open to agency support and resources and the necessity of self-care in working through family transitions and meeting family needs. In this video, a kinship parent caring for her niece's children reflects on her family's strategies for raising children who have experienced trauma and the resources that enabled them to become effective kinship caregivers.

Publication year: 2018
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Capacity Building Center for States

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This video is a part of the It's All Relative: Supporting Kinship Connections Video Series. It addresses the importance of being open to agency support and resources and the necessity of self-care in working through family transitions and meeting family needs. In this video, a kinship parent caring for her niece’s children reflects on her family’s strategies for raising children who have experienced trauma and the resources that enabled them to become effective kinship caregivers.

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Capacity Building Center for States (2018). Jammie's Story (2018). Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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