Ask the Question You’re Afraid Sounds Rude. It’s the One That Matters.
The uncomfortable but essential questions parents and advocates should ask before placing a child in a residential program.
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She Said It Was Fine. Here’s Why That’s the Sentence to Worry About.
How to listen past a child’s words to what’s really happening in a residential placement — the phrasing, silences, and shifts that signal the truth.
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The Tour Was Beautiful. That Was the First Problem.
How to read intake paperwork and facility tours for the red flags that predict how a youth residential placement will actually treat a child.