"Rejection is not just an event. It is a trauma. It reshapes how young people understand safety, attachment, and worth. What troubled me most in those conversations was how rarely that trauma was addressed by the child welfare system charged with protecting them." texasobserver.org/foster-care-…

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Foster Care Repeats Rejection for LGBTQ+ Texans

State services should build community—and acceptance—for teens otherwise vulnerable to exploitation, homelessness, and isolation.

^{Adam McCormick (The Texas Observer)}