The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
“LORD, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, somber people can no longer terrify them.” Psalm 10:17-18
Eighty percent of the children diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome are in the foster care system. The average age that children with an FASD begin having trouble with the law is 12.8 years old. Fifty percent of individuals with an FASD have a history of confinement in a jail, prison, chemical health treatment facility, or psychiatric hospital.
According to Proof Alliance, FASD behaviors that contribute to these poor outcomes are confabulation, memory challenges, difficulty with impulse control, inability to understand consequences, difficulty connecting cause and effect, and vulnerability to peer pressure. Caregivers of individuals with an FASD are familiar with these behaviors. What can be done to help assure the success of our kids?
On this week’s episode of our Orphans No More podcast, host Sandra Flach talks with Albany County Court Judge Andra Ackerman about FASD and the criminal justice system. Over her career, Judge Ackerman has fiercely advocated for vulnerable children in the system. Born to an alcoholic mother, Andra spent time in the foster care system. Her experience fuels her passion for justice for vulnerable youth.
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Proof Alliance
FAFASD 50 Facts
FASD Success Podcast
FASD Hope Podcast
Positive Adoption Podcast
FASD Statistics
Episode 312 - Shattered No More with Former Foster Youth Trent Taylor & Adoptive Mom Pam Taylor
Episode 311 - FASD Facts with Sandra Flach
Episode 310 - Foster Care Survival Tips with Adoptive Mom Claudia Fletcher
Episode 309 - More FASD Facts From the Front Lines with Sandra Flach
Episode 308 - FASD Facts From the Front Lines with Sandra Flach
Episode 307 - Raising Other People’s Children with Foster Mom Debbie Ausburn
Episode 306 - Celebrating 15 Years as an Adoptive Family
Episode 305 - Embracing Advent—Christmas Survival Guide for Adoptive & Foster Parents
Episode 304 - Embracing Advent—Christmas Survival Guide for Adoptive & Foster Parents
Episode 303 - Embracing Advent—Christmas Survival Guide for Adoptive & Foster Parents
Episode 302 - Embracing Advent—Christmas Survival Guide for Adoptive & Foster Parents
Episode 301 - Courageous Parenting with Adoptive Mom and FASD Advocate Debbie Raymond
Episode 300 - Celebrating 300 Episodes with Adoptive Mom Mary Slager
Episode 299 - Counting Up to Christmas with Adoptive Mom Jennifer Elwood
Episode 298 - The Forgotten Adoption Option with Marcy Bursac
Episode 297 - Orphan Sunday 20 Year Observance with Jodi Jackson Tucker
Episode 296 - Thriving Adoptee, Simon Benn
Episode 295 - Talking FASD with Teen, Slava Flach
Episode 294 - Saying Yes to God with Adoptive Dad Ed Stolle
Episode 293 - Branded in Faith with Adoptive Mom Tracey Glenn
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