FCT SPOTLIGHT
We are delighted to bring you this guest blog today from Healthy Blue, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Medicaid managed care plan. Healthy Blue is the Network Sponsor of 2022 Kids.
Since the pandemic began, North Carolina families have faced unprecedented stress. When a family suffers, the experience is traumatic for everyone. A household’s difficulty handling strife can escalate, sometimes leading to allegations of abuse and neglect.
The good news is that a household crisis doesn’t have to spell the “end” for a family. With the right approach to intervention and treatment for both child and caregivers, we can spark a new beginning.
More than ever, families need investments in proven tools like Family Centered Treatment (FCT) to prevent removal of a child or to promote family reunification following out-of-home placements.
Where the Light Beams
Part 2: Amnoni Calls Us Forth
A Conversation with Amnoni (pronounced Ah-mon-knee) Myers
In this special three-part series, Where the Light Beams, Kempe's Virtual Village is excited to bring you two Radio Kempe podcast episodes followed by an interactive virtual Café on September, 23rd. Join us throughout the month as we introduce you to Amnoni Myers, an advocate for elevating the voice of those with lived experience in child welfare.
In the last podcast episode of Where the Light Beams, Kempe's Virtual Village introduced you to Amnoni and her journey as she transitioned from the foster care system to a career inspired by her experiences advocating for children. Join us for this second episode and be inspired by her call to action to act from a place of dignity and respect by actively listening to young people's voices and utilizing their individual experiences to fuel change in the child welfare system. We know that there is no one path to success for children. Amnoni calls us to meet young people where they are to determine the actions that are right for them. What if we acknowledged that we do not have all of the answers? What if we decided that the people we are trying to save have the ability to save themselves? What would it look like to co-create with these communities, and how would this perspective help us serve with dignity and respect?
Tune in to be inspired by these provocative questions, and then join us on September 23rd, when we will convene to put these questions to the child welfare community to co-create and reimagine a better child welfare together.