Federal and state laws increasingly support meaningfully engaging youth in foster care in their case planning and court hearings. This shift over the last decade is largely because of advocacy by youth with lived experience in foster care. Our understanding of adolescent brain development and its relationship to engaging youth in court is also more clearly developed. Adolescent brain science confirms that meaningfully engaging youth in their case planning and court hearings is critical for the child welfare case and, more importantly, for their healthy growth and development.
CLICK HERE
How Adolescent Brain Science Supports Youth Engagement in Court Hearings and Case Planning
Tags: Adolescents, Trauma, Youth
Comments are closed.