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Redefining second chances in foster care

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Community Impact: Big Idea Talk

Would our life outcomes, especially foster care youth, be better if instead of only second chances we were given as many as it takes?

“Yes!” explains Social Worker Derrick Stephens and ER Physician Annette Bell while they share what is known about brain science, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and chronic stress.

Knowing that approximately 90% of foster youth have experienced a traumatic event, underdogDREAMS uses innovative evidence-based practices to help foster youth in Florida write their own scripts for the future and improve their long-term quality of life outcomes.

This is a shift in thinking and doing we can all benefit from.

Project

underdog DREAMS: Improving Long-Term Quality of Life Outcomes for Foster Youth and Families

Cohort

2016-2019

Focus Areas
  • Behavioral and Mental Health
  • Violence & Trauma
Team Members
  • Annette Bell, MD
  • Slyving Bourdeau, LCSW
  • Asha Davis, MD
  • Catherine Drew, PhD
  • Derrick Stephens, LCSW
Location

Orlando, Florida

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