by Megan Diaz | Sep 10, 2024 | Community Trainings, Foster Care & Adoption
Guest Blog by Alicia Dentler In 2012, my husband and I received a phone call that turned our lives upside down. Our two-and-a-half-year-old nephew, Orion, had been taken into protective custody, and we were asked if we would be willing to take him into our home...
by Megan Diaz | Aug 26, 2024 | Foster Care & Adoption, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth Support
Kirsten vividly remembers the day her life was changed forever. At six years old, she got off the school bus to discover a line of police cars in front of her house. Officers at the door instructed her to go to her room and pack her belongings. Over the next eleven...
by Megan Diaz | Aug 12, 2024 | Family Support, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth Support
When Tanya Lewis, Aftercare Case Management Specialist, first met *Ember, she knew that earning her trust and addressing her heightened risk of suicidality and self-harm would require a creative approach. To break the ice, Tanya pulled out a book of writing prompts...
by Megan Diaz | Jul 18, 2024 | Mental & Behavioral Health, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth Support
Allen Goold, Functional Family Therapy Clinical Manager, recalls consulting on a challenging case involving a high-personality second grader, *Eva, known for her disruptive outbursts in the classroom. During her fits of rage, Eva would throw books, topple chairs, and...
by Megan Diaz | Feb 27, 2024 | Advocacy, Education, Foster Care & Adoption, Mental & Behavioral Health, Youth Support
The eighth-seeded Ozanam Eagles boys’ basketball team played its opening round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament on February 20, facing the top-seeded Independence Home School Lions. A significant number of personnel changes throughout the season had...
