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How Foster and Birth Parents Can Work Together Toward Reunification

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Maintaining relationships with birth family members during foster care and reunification helps youth maintain a sense of identity and belonging. Get tips on how you can work with birth parents toward reunification in this article.

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How to Address Challenging Behaviors in Children

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Challenging behaviors in children and teens happen in all families. Learn what is typical and what might need additional support to overcome here.

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How To Help a Loved One with a Substance Use Disorder

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What’s substance use disorder? What are its signs and symptoms? How can I or a loved access substance use treatment? Get those answers here.

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KVC Careers Offer Professional, Personal Growth & So Much More

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Four team members share their KVC career experiences and stories of personal and professional growth and support. Learn more about KVC career opportunities and apply today!

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How Youth in Foster Care Can Achieve School Success

Youth who have experienced foster care face greater academic challenges compared to their peers who have not. KVC’s Fostering Educational Success program helps these youth and their families achieve school success.

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How to Fill Your Family Mental Health Toolkit

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Learn how to build a summer toolkit full of mental health tips that promote overall well-being and strengthen your family.

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Fast Facts about National Mentoring Month at KVC Nebraska

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January is National Mentoring Month, a month dedicated to celebrating and amplifying the work mentors can do for young people in society.

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Is Your Teen Stressed About School? Here’s How You Can Help Them

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Is your teen stressed about school? Is COVID-19 adding to that stress? Try these strategies to help alleviate their stress.

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Foster Care in Nebraska: Realities, Challenges and Solutions

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While the number of youth in Nebraska foster care may be decreasing, vital resources that help families in crisis are too. Learn what you can do to help!

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Sound of Slamming Doors Now Replaced By Peaceful Calm: How One PACT Therapist Provided Hope and Healing

Read this story to learn how KVC’s PACT services teach a mother how to handle her daughter’s challenging behaviors and help a family find hope and healing.

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