Rooted in Connection: Reimagining the Foster System for Adolescents

Adaptivity: The Science of Adolescence

English - April 04, 2022 16:00 - 45 minutes - 25.9 MB
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The foster care system in the US is not designed to support what we now know about positive adolescent development. But it could be. Host Ron Dahl talks with experts Sixto Cancel and Leslie Leve about how we could reimagine the system to align with what science tells us youth need to thrive.