AS WE FACE the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is little doubt that the effect on our mental health has been profound. For young people – teens and young adults just learning how to navigate the present and plan for the future – the stakes are particularly high.  So high, in fact, that […]
Elisabeth Jackson
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Shut down DCF’s homeless pipeline
NICOLE, A YOUTH at More Than Words, turned 18 this month and was terrified. The milestone would be dampened for anyone during this pandemic, but Nicole was losing her housing and safety net. She had to leave her foster home and her legal guardian, the Department of Children and Families (DCF), informed her they would […]