I recently introduced the Foster Youth Mental Health Support act and my bill would create more consistent access to crucial mental health services for children and teenagers in foster system. Many children who have experienced time in foster care system have complex trauma from their removals and changing placements. And sadly, many children do not get access to mental health resources. So misses Peterson, that from your experience in foster care and as a mother caring for children with complex trauma, what kind of mental health challenges do children in foster care experience? (00:16–00:27)
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Asserts that many children in the foster care system have complex trauma due to removals and changing placements.
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