Behavioral and Emotional Problems Commonly Associated with Juvenile Fire-Setters
Juvenile fire setting can result from the seemingly innocent acts of naturally curious children playing with matches and lighters or the...
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Waln Brown
Aug 23, 20232 min
Why Do Kids Kill?
The act of murder is shocking, and when kids are the killers, we are especially concerned. Children are not supposed to be so wanton, so...
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Waln Brown
Aug 17, 20233 min
Common Reasons Why Juveniles Steal
Theft is one of the first delinquent acts juveniles commit. Young children tend to begin stealing at or near home by taking objects or...
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Waln Brown
Aug 16, 20234 min
Four At-Risk Youth Who Became Famous
Even famous persons sometimes start life with the odds against them. Their lives stand as a testament to what people can overcome and...
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Waln Brown
Aug 16, 20232 min
The Significance of Early Intervention in Reclaiming Juvenile Delinquents
For decades, I have attempted to gain a clearer understanding of the process of “delinquency devolution,” moving from self-examination to...
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Waln Brown
Aug 15, 20233 min
Words Delinquents & Their Families May Hear in Juvenile Court
These are the most important words juvenile delinquents and their families may hear at a juvenile court hearing. Get to know what these...
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Waln Brown
Aug 4, 20232 min
Foster Youth: Your Mental Health is Everything!
You must know that the kind of person you will grow into as an adult depends on the health of your brain. If you are like most kids who...
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Waln Brown
Aug 3, 20234 min
Life Events that Helped Turn My Delinquent Childhood Around
It is my belief that juvenile delinquency is a dynamic form of behavior that is neither irreversible or unresolvable. Just as there are...
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Waln Brown
Aug 2, 20233 min
How One Good Administrative Decision Can Reclaim a Child’s Life
Second chances can sometimes right a poor administrative decision. Such was the case for this confused teenager. Two months after...
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Waln Brown
Aug 2, 20233 min
How One Bad Administrative Decision Can Put a Child’s Life At-Risk
A lifetime ago, a wound-tight 12-year-old boy finally came unraveled. The accidental offspring of a fling between a high school junior...
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Waln Brown
Aug 2, 20233 min
How the Juvenile Justice System Works
The juvenile justice system involves a series of stages where decisions are made about whether a child is delinquent and how to handle...
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Waln Brown
Aug 2, 20233 min
The Six Steps in the Adoption Process
The adoption process consists of six fundamental steps leading to the adoption decree. While these steps are clear-cut, their achievement...
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Waln Brown
Aug 1, 20232 min
The Four Types of Adoption Sources
Finding an adoptee who meets the potential adopter’s expectations can be a difficult process. There are four types of adoption sources,...
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Waln Brown
Aug 1, 20234 min
Surviving the Child Welfare System With a Smile and a Serious Attitude Adjustment
The teenage me had a terrible personality. I had few friends at school and the teachers and other adults didn’t much like me, either....
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Waln Brown
Aug 1, 20234 min
Foster Youth: Are You the Victim or the Hero in Your Mind?
I think growing up in foster and residential care can make you stronger, once you get your mind right. That means deciding if you want to...
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Waln Brown
Aug 1, 20232 min
Why Should Former Fosters Guide the Foster Care System?
Logic dictates that to know how to improve a product or service, one should solicit feedback from customers and adjust the product or...
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Waln Brown
Jul 27, 20232 min
It Takes One to Know One
“You’re an orphan, right? Do you think I’d know the first thing about how hard your life has been, how you feel, who you are because I...
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Waln Brown
Jul 27, 20233 min
Why Do Government Lawyers Run the Child Welfare System?
The foster care alumni movement asserts that child welfare professionals must meet increasingly higher standards of knowledge the more...
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Waln Brown
Jul 25, 20233 min
Why Don’t Foster Care Students Graduate High School?
Fifty percent of foster children do not graduate high school and too few go on to learn a vocation or earn an advanced degree. Although...
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Waln Brown
Jul 25, 20233 min
The Psychological Consequences of Separating Siblings in Foster Care
The psychological stigma associated with being labeled an “orphan,” “foster child,” “ward of the court” or “at-risk youth” can wreak...
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