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Many youth in foster care need support for their mental health; too often, they don’t receive the right support and even face reactions that their peers don’t - like having
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Mental health
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Graphic for the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council Lived Experience Poll. Title reads: ‘Share Your Perspective: Beyond Therapy – Redefining Mental Health Support in Foster Care.’ Encourages foster care alumni ages 18+ to take a poll on what works to support youth mental health. Deadline is September 5, 2025, at 11:59 PM PDT. Includes an image of young people sitting in a circle having a discussion.
Take the poll now! The National Foster Youth & Alumni Policy Council (NPC or the Council) is a group of young people and alumni from foster care who work together...
Mental health
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Flyer for the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council 2025 Virtual Roundtable titled Beyond Therapy: Redefining Mental Health Support in Foster Care. Event is September 30, 11am–12:30pm PDT. Discussion topics include rethinking normalcy as mental health care, centering youth voice, and expanding culturally-aligned services.
1 in 3 young people in foster care experience serious mental health challenges, but far too many never get the support they deserve. Why? Because the system is often set...
Mental health
Well-being
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Collage of photos showing members of the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council in meetings, smiling in group selfies outdoors, and standing near the U.S. Capitol. Center text reads “Impact Pulse” with the Council’s logo.
Welcome to Impact Pulse – a new spotlight series from the National Foster Youth & Alumni Policy Council that highlights how Council priorities are making a real-world difference. In this...
Entering foster care
Mental health
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
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Three Council members with foster care experience present mental health recommendations to Nevada healthcare providers.
Recently, National Foster Youth & Alumni Policy Council (NPC) members presented priorities on foster youth mental health and well-being to healthcare professionals from the University of Nevada, Reno/Renown Children’s Hospital...
Mental health
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Four people sit around a wooden table in a café, engaged in conversation. One person holds open a magazine showing a large wave, while the others smile and lean in. The background features plants, artwork, and a red bicycle on the wall.
The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council creates recommendations that child welfare leaders, workers, and policymakers can use to improve and support lifelong connections for young people in...
Education
Entering foster care
Family relationships
Mental health
Permanence
Rights in foster care
Sibling separation
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
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Four women smile and laugh while blowing bubbles and holding colorful pinwheels on a sandy surface with a concrete wall in the background.
The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council creates recommendations that child welfare leaders, workers, and policymakers can use to improve and support the well-being and mental health of...
Family relationships
Mental health
Sibling separation
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
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Peer Support Brief

FosterClub believes peer support programs are crucial for young people and their families. For youth, the ability to turn to peers who understand what they are going through is a...

Mental health
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Oregon Youth Summit on Wellness
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Heyyyyy! Ready for an epic event that's all about taking care of young peoples' mental health in the coolest ways possible? Oregon 2024 Summit: Mental Health Reimagined is a 1-day...
Mental health