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 329 - Caring For Vulnerable Children with Adoptive Dad Darren Washausen
Episode 328 - FASD Hope with Adoptive Dad, John Vecchione
Episode 327 - Never Give Up Hope with Adoptive Mom Jodi Thomas
Episode 326 - ’What You Do Matters’ with Former Foster Youth Now Foster Mom, Helen Richardson
Episode 325 - Love Your Neighbor with Foster Mom Jennifer Ohaneson
Episode 324 - Finding Faith & Family Through Foster Care with Tori Hope Petersen
Episode 323 - A Love Stretched Life with Foster Mom Jillana Goble
Episode 322 - Perseverance and Endurance for the Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Episode 321 - Trauma Competent Adoption with Camie Schuiteman
Episode 320 - The Adoption, Foster Care & Kinship Journey
Episode 319 - Adoption Journey - Grief in the Passenger Seat
Episode 318 - Hearts With a Purpose with Adoptive Mom Darlene Larson
Episode 317 - Ukraine Orphan Hosting & Adoption with Jill Krenzer
Episode 316 - Trials & Triumphs of Parenting Teens with FASD
Episode 315 - Serving Orphans in Ukraine with Adoptive Mom Kim De Blecourt
Episode 314 - Supporting Adoptive Families with Kelly Raudenbush of Sparrow Fund
Episode 313 - FASCETS Neurobehavioral Model with Suzanne Emery
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
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