The child welfare system, while obviously well-intended, can be challenging in a number of ways. Foster timeframes need to be long enough for parents to address the initial safety issues, but as short as possible to lessen impacts on the child. Children need to maintai...

When I first began working with Youth Heartline in Raton, my first case was with a little girl, E. E was two years old and had some developmental concerns--she didn't speak much and cried a lot during any kind of transition. This was the part of child advocacy that is...

Moving to a new town can be daunting. Moving for work can be both exciting and disorienting--one big thing has fallen into place (the job) but there's still lots left to consider. Perhaps the next biggest one is--where am I going to live?? Finding housing can feel like...