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Reunification

See how a trauma-informed, family-centered approach encourages reunification when parents are supported by wraparound services and trusting relationships with caregivers and others. Listen to parents, resource parents, youth, peer mentors, service providers and case workers talk about the relationships and resources that make reunification possible and ease the transition.

Find reunification stories that best meet your needs by selecting filters on the left and use them with activities from the discussion guide to build understanding and connections between people as you advocate, inspire, support, recruit, train, and coach individuals and teams.

Showing 1 - 5 of 6 Voices of Lived Experience Stories
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Learn about Catherine’s journey recovering from trauma and addiction to be successfully reunified with her daughter.

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Highlights the beneficial role of agency support and encouragement to caregivers in ensuring effective foster parenting and successful reunification measures.

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Highlights the importance of recognizing the foster family as an extension of a child’s biological family and the role of effective communication between caregivers and biological family members.

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Portrays a young woman's story of growing up in foster care, from 5 months through 7 years old, and the difficulties of transitioning back to her family. 

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Portrays one family's story from the perspectives of the child’s mother, the grandmother, and the resource parent.