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Year: 2020

Natalie opens up

A young girl with curly hair and colorful bangles makes a heart shape with her hands in front of her face, smiling at the camera.

Natalie wanted to believe in herself, and be loved, but had an extensive history of trauma and had given up hope that either was possible. She had undergone dozens of placements, assessments, and tests. She had been classified as ‘non-responsive to treatment’, ‘treatment resistant’, and ‘unable to process her trauma’. She sabotaged periods of doing […]

Willian loves to learn

Young boy with short dark hair and glasses sits indoors by a window, looking at the camera with a neutral expression. A blurred natural landscape is visible outside.

Willian loves learning, and is constantly looking for opportunities for academic stimulation. When schools moved to virtual learning in the Spring, the shorter hours of educational contact were not always enough, and he is too young to be able to fulfil this desire for learning independently. He lives with his mother and two younger siblings, […]

Proud Partner of MeckHope

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MeckHope is a collaborative initiative to bring urgent and preventive mental health and drug/alcohol-related services to Mecklenburg County residents during the time of COVID-19. Their website lists all partners and resources. The Covid-19 pandemic is causing more deaths and illnesses than those who have been directly infected, the impact on individuals and families from schools […]

Daniel’s RISE journey

A teenage boy with short hair wearing a striped shirt smiles outdoors, with blurred steps and foliage in the background.

Daniel loves art and wants to paint murals – it gives him an escape from his struggles. He was living with his grandparents, however after assaulting his grandmother, he was forced to move to Charlotte to live with his mother and siblings. These aggressive outbursts continued, and he also began a pattern of property damage. […]

Patricia finally agrees to therapy

A woman sits between two children, holding a yellow book as they read together and look at the pages.

At the age of 9, Patricia entered foster care due to domestic violence in the home. She moved through four foster homes and endured unfortunate verbal, physical, and sexual abuse. She has since suffered with anger issues. This resulted in her arrest for assault with a deadly weapon with a minor present. When released, she […]

Jacob learns self-control

A young child wearing glasses rests their head on a desk, smiling, with colorful blocks and art supplies in the foreground and other children in the background.

Jacob is a smart, high-spirited, thoughtful young boy who was experiencing daily outbursts at preschool. Most days he was being sent home early as a result. His maternal family is extremely close and involved in his daily life, but due to multiple personal problems, his father, and paternal family, are not often allowed to visit. […]