This book offers mental health professionals insights and recommendations for supporting children of color in the child welfare system. Race plays a pivotal role in the experiences of children in the child welfare system. Children of color are more likely to enter the system, stay in the system longer, and receive fewer services while they are in it. As a result, they are more likely to face a decline in their immediate and long-term academic and educational progress, more likely to enter the juvenile justice system, and less likely to be satisfied with counseling and other support services they receive while in out-of-home placements. This book offers the crucial insights and key recommendations that mental health professionals need to support children of color in the child welfare system. By understanding the challenges that children of color face in the system, as well as best practices for supporting them, professionals in the child welfare system can improve outcomes. The book will be an essential resource for researchers, counselors and clinicians who work in the child welfare system, as well as those designing interventions to help children and their families.

If you have ever been around a small child, you know how hard it is to captivate their attention for more than a few minutes. However, at the age of three, while swinging in the back yard, Shelby asked, MeMa, can I hug a turtle? MeMa explained the answer, but Shelby wanted to know more. She asked about every animal that she could think of, and this very delightful conversation went on for over an hour. Shelby and her MeMa think that these are important questions that many small children would like to have answered. They hope you enjoy this chance to learn some things about animals through poetry. Have Fun, and look for more volumes to follow.

If you have ever been around a small child, you know how hard it is to captivate their attention for more than a few minutes. However, at the age of three, while swinging in the back yard, Shelby asked, "MeMa, can I hug a turtle?" MeMa explained the answer, but Shelby wanted to know more. She asked about every animal that she could think of, and this very delightful conversation went on for over an hour. Shelby and her MeMa think that these are important questions that many small children would like to have answered. They hope you enjoy this chance to learn some things about animals through poetry. Have Fun, and look for more volumes to follow.

If you have ever been around a small child, you know how hard it is to captivate their attention for more than a few minutes. However, at the age of three, while swinging in the back yard, Shelby asked, "MeMa, can I hug a turtle?" MeMa explained the answer, but Shelby wanted to know more. She asked about every animal that she could think of, and this very delightful conversation went on for over an hour. Shelby and her MeMa think that these are important questions that many small children would like to have answered. They hope you enjoy this chance to learn some things about animals through poetry. Have Fun, and look for more volumes to follow.

At sixteen, Torren was violently torn from his family and his people and left for dead, a cripple in more ways than one. For the next few years, he traveled alone, making few friends. Then, one night, a terrified young woman fleeing for her life stumbles into his camp, and his life once again takes new direction. As he reluctantly takes responsibility for getting her to safety, his past comes back to haunt him in a way that is painfully ironic. Against both his will and his better judgment, he must return to the place he had thought lost to him forever if he is to make good on his promise to keep his charge safe from harm.