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Home > Media Center > Press Releases > Release of Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study Report

Former Foster Children in Washington and Oregon Suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at Twice the Rate of U.S. War Veterans, According to New Study



Findings Point to Need to Increase Access to Mental Health Services


Date: April 6, 2005

Contact:

Candice Douglass: 206.216.4166



Left to right: Mary Herrick, alumnus of care; Ruth Massinga and Peter Pecora, Casey Family Programs
 


About Casey Family Programs
Casey Family Programs is the largest national operating foundation whose sole mission is to provide and improve – and ultimately prevent the need for – foster care. The foundation draws on over 40 years of experience and expert research and analysis to improve the lives of children and youth in foster care in two important ways: by providing direct services and support to foster families, and by promoting improvements in child welfare practice and policy. The Seattle-based foundation was established in 1966 by United Parcel Service (UPS) founder Jim Casey, and has a current endowment of $2.5 billion.

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