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Battling Opioids Podcast: Opioids and Foster Care WQED
Battling Opioids Podcast: Opioids and Foster Care WQED
Battling Opioids Podcast: Opioids and Foster Care WQED
Sunday 26th May 2019
Learn how the opioid crisis impacts foster care and hear inspiring stories of foster parents making a difference.
4 minutes
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Battling Opioids
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Innovative Treatments & Recovery Paths
Family Recovery from Addiction
Sobriety Toolkit
Body & Mind
Financial Health in Recovery
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Get the buttons here!Opioid Crisis and Foster Care: Stories of Hope and Resilience
Children deserve to have a forever family.
Imagine facing the chaos of addiction while trying to provide a safe home for children in need. That's the reality for many foster parents in Pennsylvania, where the opioid crisis is hitting hard. In this episode of 'Battling Opioids Podcast', listeners get a close look at how the opioid epidemic is reshaping the foster care system. With more parents being jailed, overdosing, or dying, the number of children entering foster care is skyrocketing.
Unfortunately, there aren't enough foster parents to meet the demand, leaving many children in limbo. You'll hear from Kimberly Rogers of Washington County Children and Youth Services, who describes the profound trauma these children face. But amid the struggle, there are stories of hope. Cetina and Troy Hendal, a couple from Western PA, have taken in seven foster children whose birth parents are grappling with substance use disorder. Recently, they adopted two of them.
Troy shares, 'If we can change a few lives and stop the cycle, then we've done something'. Cetina adds, 'Despite all the noise and the chaos, we're a family'. The episode doesn't shy away from the tough realities. It discusses the difficulties in finding extended family members willing and able to take in these children. Often, those family members are also dealing with drug abuse, complicating placements.
But it also highlights the incredible resilience and dedication of foster parents who step in to provide stability and love. You'll be moved by the Hendals' journey, especially their experience adopting identical twins who had been in the system since they were three years old. These twins had faced significant trauma and were weary of the instability that comes with foster care.
The Hendals provided them with a stable home and eventually adopted them, offering a glimmer of hope and breaking the cycle of drug abuse. This episode is both heart-wrenching and uplifting, showcasing the real impact of the opioid crisis on children and the foster care system. It’s a testament to the power of compassion and the importance of creating forever families for those who need them most.