by Katie Gerten | Aug 3, 2018 | Blog, Parenting
Originally posted by Alison T. Brill, MPH, Community Suicide Prevention Coordinator at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health School is back in session, which can be a stressful time for teens and parents alike. The transition from a more relaxed...
by Katie Gerten | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog, Featured, Trauma, YDI Highlights
“I knew I would be okay” This video is the first in a new series, Faces of Youth Dynamics, that examines the personal chronicles of the people who make up Youth Dynamics. Each person has a unique story of resilience, adventure, or persistence which has...
by Katie Gerten | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, Foster Care
Over the past 10 years the need for foster homes has continued to increase, and now is at a record high. In September of 2017 there were nearly 4,000 children in foster care. The amount of kids in care has nearly doubled since 2015, when the number hovered around...
by Katie Gerten | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, Foster Care
The Whitehall Ledger – By Jack H. Smith With a steady rise in the number of Montana youth in foster care, the need for foster homes has grown exponentially. Youth Dynamics, a Montana based non-profit children’s agency, is hoping to find more foster homes...
by Katie Gerten | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, Foster Care
By GAIL SCHONTZLER , Bozeman Daily Chronicle BOZEMAN (AP) — Her name is Heaven, but much of her childhood sounds like hell. Heaven Reel was placed in foster care at age 16, after state social workers found evidence of neglect or abuse in her home. “We were...
