Youth in Care Chronicles

By Penny Frazier (editor), Cody Murrell (editor), Dorothy Badry (editor) , Megan Mierau (editor) , Theresa Tucker-Wright (editor) , Erin Leveque (editor)

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1 author picked Youth in Care Chronicles as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I was fortunate to be involved with this book project (and write the foreword) with a number of very passionate people committed to supporting youth and giving them a voice.

The youth courageously wrote their stories so readers can learn from them, especially workers who are involved with providing support and helping youth. The youth share their experiences of growing up in the child welfare system, the good, the bad, and the ugly. They talk about what they learned and what they would like to see change and provide words of wisdom that can be valuable for workers to think…

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