Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts #2: Getting Serious About Siblings [chronicleofsocialchange.org]

Alicia Doktor 7/25/1812:00 PM

The Chronicle of Social Change is highlighting each of the policy recommendations made this summer by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program (FYI), a group of 10 former foster youths who have completed congressional internships.

The program is overseen each summer by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Each of the FYI participants crafted a policy recommendation during their time in Washington, D.C. Today we highlight the recommendation of Brittney Barros, 20, an undergraduate student at Eastern Michigan University.

The Proposal

Barros identifies three ways she believes Congress can better ensure that siblings removed into foster care can stay together when that is their wish. First, she calls for a National Sibling Bill of Rights that would provide “specific guidance on keeping siblings together.”

[For more on this story by John Kelly, go to https://chronicleofsocialchang...ling-placement/31567]

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The first time I attempted suicide was when I was separated from my brother and sister and was told to never try to contact them anymore. I’m lucky to be alive. This is an extremely BIG deal! I’m lucky that I didn’t die at 17 because I almost did - twice. Child welfare hurt me so bad, it’s one of the most horrible traumas I will never forget.

It’s beyond time this is being considered. How many former Child Welfare Involved people like me died in adolescence because of the negligence of child welfare. I bet there are many.

7/25/181:45 PM

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