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Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look after her, she was put into foster care. The care system failed Lara and now she is failing her son. Lara and her one-year-old son, Arthur, are brought to experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, by...

Brought to you by Penguin. The government told a story about me before I was born. Jenni Fagan was property of the state before birth. She drew her first breath in care and by the age of seven, she had lived in fourteen different homes and had her name changed multiple times. Twenty years after...

CAN WE FIX HOW WE LOOK AFTER CHILDREN IN CARE? The audio edition includes an exclusive bonus track with author Chris Wild and actor Neil Morrissey (Men Behaving Badly, Line of Duty, Unforgotten, The Night Manager). Government cuts, unregulated care homes, inadequate staff training - campaigner...

In Hidden Paths, Emma’s story takes center stage. A survivor of neglect and abuse, Emma has always been a symbol of hope and determination. But her journey is far from easy. As she grows older, she begins to confront the deep scars left by her past, grappling with the lasting effects of trauma while searching for her true identity. Through her love for art and the fragile connections she forms, Emma embarks on a path toward healing and self-discovery.

Narcissistic abuse was originally defined as a specific form of emotional abuse of children by narcissistic parents, but more recently the term has been applied more broadly to refer to any abuse by a narcissist (someone that who admires their own attributes), in particular in adult-to-adult relationships the abuse may be mental, physical, financial, spiritual or sexual. If you have been through an abusive relationship with someone who has Narcissistic Personality Disorder, you will know that no one understands what you are going through unless they have personally experienced it.

When it comes to narcissism, it can be quite easy to fall for the trap and the guilt trip without truly knowing what you are getting yourself into. But there is one thing you need to get straight: You deserve freedom. You deserve to be independent.

In this deeply human memoir, Lisa Plumb confronts the reality of being abused by those entrusted with her care, and how that harm continued to shape her life long after childhood ended. With clarity and courage, she traces her path through abuse, addiction, and survival, revealing how mental health, legal, and social systems meant to help instead compounded her trauma well into adulthood.“There was a time I couldn’t even imagine a life like this, stable, peaceful, purposeful. As a child, I knew only fear, confusion, and the ache of being unprotected.

The SAD pandemic is real. Sexual Violence, Addictions, and Domestic Violence (SAD) result in too many children in care yearly, aging out to different systems such as prison, employment and income assistance programs, mental health institutions, drug rehabilitation, and homelessness. Are we going to allow the cycle to continue for generations?

The American child welfare system is bent toward protecting adults, not children. Kids in danger are treated instrumentally to promote the rehabilitation of their parents, the welfare of their communities, and the social justice of their race and tribe. It is time to stop letting efforts to fix the child welfare system get derailed by activists who are concerned with race-matching, blood ties, and the abstract demands of social justice, and start asking the most important question: Where are the emotionally and financially stable, loving, and permanent homes where kids can thrive?