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Episode 28
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October 18, 2022
Ep. 28: Symposium Highlights
Trauma Responses: Beyond Fight or Flight Childhood trauma can trigger a chronic “fight or flight” response, even when children are placed in safe, loving...
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Episode 27
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September 06, 2022
Ep. 27: Benefits of Kinship
Children living with relatives increased 51% between 2000 and 2010. In 2010, 1700 children were placed with relatives after being removed from their parents....
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Episode 26
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August 02, 2022
Ep. 26: Embracing Uncertainty
Foster parents learn in training classes about the uncertainty surrounding children in foster care. A child may be in their home for a few...
00:23:54
Episode 25
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July 12, 2022
Ep. 25: Vroom! Brain Building at Your Fingertips
Vroom! Brain Building at Your Fingertips. Did you know that 80% of a child’s brain is developed between birth and 4 years old? In...
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Episode 24
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June 07, 2022
Ep. 24: LGBTQ Foster Parents
When it comes to LGBTQ youth in care, the data is heartbreaking. Not only are LGBTQ youth over-represented in the foster care system, “12.9%...
00:25:13
Episode 23
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May 10, 2022
Ep. 23: Fostering as a Single Parent
Did you know that you don’t have to be married to foster or adopt children in Utah? It’s true, some of our best foster...
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