# @VoicesForChildrenSD on Facebook

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://facebook.com/1382409977249656/videos/339169542329469
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64996193-VoicesForChildrenSD-facebook
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f497f3ca1f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-06-05T19:01:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bree McNamara (@bree.mcnamara) — https://gondola.cc/bree.mcnamara

## Caption

This May, as we recognized National Foster Care Month and observed Mental Health Awareness Month, our Real Word Panel explored the mental health challenges youth living in foster care faced and how Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) supported their mental health throughout their foster care journey. 

Tune in to listen to Anthony, Josh, and Vanessa candidly share their experiences around their sense of individuality, lack of confidence in themselves, and unbuilding habits that were formed while in foster care and their challenges with processing their anger, depression, and low self-esteem. 

When asked about the role of their CASAs in their lives while in care, they all highlighted how their CASA was a unique relationship built organically, someone who showed up and enabled them to be just children and planted seeds to help them find what worked for them. 

In the words of Anthony, do something with this conversation we've had! Go online and learn more about becoming a CASA 👉https://buff.ly/3oIVdZd 

Special thanks to moderator CASA Luke🌟, who has been a CASA for six years and is a full-time psychotherapist in private practice and brought various perspectives to his moderation of the panel. To Anthony, Josh, and Vanessa — thank you for your willingness to talk about mental health and for trusting us with your stories. 💙

#mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealthmatters #selfcarematters #emotionalwellbeing #mentalhealthadvocate #CourtAppointedSpecialAdvocate #RealWord #voicesforchildren

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- **Views:** 184
- **Likes:** 4
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## Tags

emotionalwellbeing, selfcarematters, mentalhealthawarenessmonth, courtappointedspecialadvocate, voicesforchildren, mentalhealthmatters, realword, mentalhealthadvocate

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