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Issue #105 (Summer, 2011)
Institutionalized
Life inside
California’s dependency courts are usually closed to the public. But a bill introduced earlier this year in the California Assembly would allow the public to attend most court cases. (full text)
Virgen has lived in many different settings, always longing for a loving family. Surprisingly, she's preferred group homes to the therapeutic foster parents she's had. (full text)
MaryLee Allen of the Children's Defense Fund explains the concept of "cradle to prison"—how foster children are pushed by systems toward jail—and how to change that trajectory. (full text)
Valencia was full of anger from her abusive upbringing and got into a lot of trouble. Some staff wrote her off, but a judge gave her a second chance. (full text)
Juliana's anger got her kicked out of a foster home and sent to two group homes. At the second group home, staff helped her overcome her anger by showing patience and care and teaching her coping skills. (full text)
The author joined a gang and was sentenced to a juvenile detention facility. The complete loss of freedom convinced her to seek success in school rather than the streets. (full text)
Project Ready is an alternative-to-detention program in New York City that includes an after-school program and a community monitoring program. Interviews with kids there and lower re-arrest figures suggest that it's working. (full text)
Desmin is inspired by the biography of the late Stanley "Tookie" Williams, executed for murdering a family. Desmin is fascinated by Tookie's gang past yet he also hopes to renounce violence and fly straight like Tookie did on death row. (full text)
Jasmine loses her nerve about going to college, partly because of the cost. Shawn reminds her about foster care scholarships and encourages her to believe in herself. (full text)
After getting into a lot of trouble, Quotesia is sent to a residential treatment facility. She initially hates all the rules, but looking back, she sees they helped her and gave her a new appreciation for school. (full text)
Youth Power! is a peer advocacy group for youth in the foster care, mental health, juvenile justice, and other systems that make people feel stigmatized. (full text)
Anthony was put in a psychiatric hospital for a dumb remark and given drugs he didn't want or think he needed. He preferred therapy and to live back in the community, where he's done well. (full text)
Dr. John DiLallo gives teens tips on how to talk to their doctors about medication they don't want to take. (full text)
An overview of overmedication of youth across the United States, including a recent push by the federal government to investigate states' monitoring of prescription policies. (full text)
Ella's dad abuses her regularly from an early age, and she falls into the habit of running away. When she goes into care, she keeps AWOLing but tries to learn ways to stay. (full text)
Sally has a violent, chaotic upbringing and is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Anger keeps her bouncing around placements, but caring staff and friends in a group home help her become calmer. (full text)
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