September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to end the stigma around suicides and offer help to those experiencing a mental health crisis. Tennessee had a total of 1,219 suicides last year, an 11% increase since 2015. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death by...
Teamwork is at its best when all are in together to achieve a common goal…
As Mikki approached their 18th birthday, they were about to age out of foster care…
Jaq-cari is 12 years old and in the Youth Villages Intercept program…
Youth Villages brings stability to the lives of young adults…
The new school year can already be nerve-wracking for kids…
Annually, 20,000 youth age out of foster care, and they are often left with little to no resources to transition successfully into adulthood…
By Elina MorrisonYouth Villages Advisory Council Dear 17-year-old Elina, At this time in your life, you are angry and sad, and things feel beyond repair. It’s October of 2017, and you have been placed in the foster care system for the second time in your life. While...
Many children enter foster care because of a lack of support in a time of family crisis. Youth Villages’ intensive in-home services program, Intercept, provides support and help for children and parents that can make a difference. At 16, Gloria had already experienced...
For Middle Tennessee-based Jaywanna Neal, fostering is second nature. Growing up, her mom opened her home to foster children and adopted a pair of siblings. When Jaywanna was single and in her 20s, she took in her first foster child. She said it was a great...