How to heal the aging out crisis | Johanna Greeson | TEDxLincolnUniversity
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- Her TEDx talk is about healing the aging out crisis affecting youth in foster care. Dr. Johanna Greeson is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania. She is passionate about reforming the child welfare system and her published work has been cited over 1,600 times in scientific, peer-reviewed literature.
Dr. Greeson received her PhD in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Master of Social Service and Master of Law & Social Policy degrees from Bryn Mawr College. She is also an alumna of Swarthmore College.
Her TEDx talk is about healing the aging out crisis affecting youth in foster care. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I am a foster kid, or was, thank you. You know growing up in homes and being moved around you feel alone and unheard. Then you are right your childhood ends and suddenly you are alone totally. I really needed to hear this talk to hear someone speak about me and for me, thank you.
Hi Liz, Thank you for watching and thank you for sharing your comment! I hope one day no child feels this way anymore!
@@johannagreeson2603 thank you so much Johanna, thank you for caring about this so much, hopefully this helps the kids that need help now. Bless you!
this is a beautiful talk Liz thank you so much for sending it, I had no idea..
@@johannagreeson2603 thanks for the work you are doing Johanna!
@@jimwebbjr Thank you!!
I had no idea about this too, we take family for granted, and then those that need it the most don't get it at all.
Oh Keith I know I was thinking the same thing when I heard this.
Thank you for sharing Keith! I'm glad you learned about this issue. Let's keep teaching people about it!
This really got me...
@@imadampierce Thank you for watching and sharing!
I knew, I am/was a foster kid. Without the help if my wife I might still feel like I am nothing and have no-one. Johanna you are doing amazing work.
There are so many things in this talk I never considered. The end of foster care means the end of connection for so many young people. If you care about tomorrow listen to this talk today, and then take action!
This is so tragic Tara, thank you so much for sharing it with me!💔💔💔
@@keithmlawrence you are so welcome Keith.
Never even thought about this before, amazing the poor kids.
Thank you, Tara! 🙌❤️👍
One of my best friends had to age out of the system. I met her when we were 21 and I won't go into too much detail, but she was living with a man much older than her and he was not good to her. She had been on the streets since she was 16 and had to do some pretty horrible stuff to keep a roof over her head. She was 10 when she was first put into the system. I swear the lack of vetting for foster parents is half the problem, these people should not be allowed to care for children. I really hope Johanna continues to be successful. Looking at the cause of all this could genuinely change our society as we know it, and for the better.
I see the comments and I see the statements, "oh those poor kids," and I am 44 and I am a foster child. The reason we adults still call ourselves foster kids, is because we never were allowed to be kids where we could know someone would be there for us. A place we call home, somewhere that feels safe and permanent. This is also what you haven't seen.
I feel for you Don. It's a really tough journey when you don't have a support network. I hope you have friends that help you stay afloat
There are not enough Johanna's in the world!
Thank you, Fraser! What a wonderful comment to receive!
Reading all the comments and seeing how so many people had no idea... Johanna, so grateful that you're doing what you're doing. There are so many teens out there who are forgotten by the system as soon as they turn 18. How do we ever plan on ridding society of this terrible cycle of homelessness, abuse and poverty when the majority of our citizens have absolutely no idea. I'll be sharing this talk far and wide. I wish I knew how to do more. Thank you again Johanna.
Thank you Teddy!
Resilience is born from challenge, and nutured through connection. Such an eye opening presentation of youth and truth.
Thank you, Jan! SO TRUE!
i'm going to read her book. i'm curious as someone who was in the system for many years but was lucky enough to have a good family take me in, that still considers me family 7 years later. i know i am lucky.
Thank you Onur! It shouldn't have to be luck that makes or breaks it for kids. Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful person, you can see it, she isn't up on a TED Stage to be a famous speaker, she is there because her purpose is greater than anything. Bless you Johanna!
Wow Wuyatta! Thank you for this wonderful comment! Truly grateful for your words! And yes, this issue IS MY PURPOSE! Bless you!
@@johannagreeson2603 bless you!
she's incredible! doing the hardest work i dare say.
@@samuelygeissler Thank you! I'm doing the work I'm called to do!
Having someone who will always be there for you. Even within families this a challenge. I couldn't imagine being 18 and feeling totally alone. Johanna I applaud your care & passion to change this system.
Thank you Beverly!
Thank you Johanna! What an incredibly important topic. I've been going on about this for years and no one has taken me seriously. I'll be sharing your talk on all my social media platforms. I really hope Governments can start taking this issue seriously. I would love to see funding for such things.
Thank you Elizabeth!
I am a foster kid, now 35 I will always be, you never escape it because there is nowhere to turn. Thanks for doing this talk.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Growing up disconnected and feeling uncared for; there isn't a human being on the planet that should have to live this way and yet there are so many.
You are so right! Thank you for watching!
It's frightening to think about the rate in which children are entering the foster system, and that no one even thinks about what happens when they turn 18. Johanna you're amazing. I really hope there's a shift where this becomes more of a priority. It needs to be.
Thank you Michael! I hope there is a shift too and that my work helps to lead the way!
@@johannagreeson2603 I've shared with a few colleagues, we will be ordering your book!
@@michaelhunt635 Thank you so much!!
Absolutely heart wrenching. The need for community is at an all time high. No longer do our Governments care about the family unit, or the quality of life that the average joe has. To think of all the youth out there who would flourish and thrive if they had a solid support network. I'll be sharing this. But also trying to figure out what more I can do. Thank you Johanna.
Thanks for sharing this lovely. You were right, both Sass and I needed to see this. Really want to read her book!
@@alicestanser I am delighted.
So very true, it's such a tough one. We gotta keep working to help though.
Thank you, Bonnie! I appreciate your support!
@@johannagreeson2603 Oh Johanna you are doing such good important work, may god bless you.
johanna thank u for this! we need interdependent living programs now more than ever, the amount of foster kids aging out is so high. it's the same in all the first world countries. you are leading the way! thank you!
Thank you for your kind words! I hope my work makes a difference!
i'm sharing this!! brilliant talk, so despartely needed to educate people about what is actually happening to your children in the system, i think more people would be willing to help if they knew!!
Thank you, Charlie! Appreciate it!
you're right charlie! spot on!!
oh Johanna you are an angel! i can't even imagine the toll this would take on you when so many people turn a blind eye. keep doing what you're doing!! amazing!
Thank you Samuel!
Yep. She's definitely an angel.
@@thelamrirachid thank you! And thank you for caring!
We need more people like her creating policies to support humanity.
Thank you, Jacqueline!
Like just about everyone else here this is heartbreaking, I had no idea.
Thank you for watching!
Agree, they are the forgotten ones arent they?
this is so sad, thank god there are people like here to help.
Wow, this got me, never even thought about this. Imagine now some poor kid out of foster care in the past year, in lock down and no-one to connect with.
chances are that kid doesn't have a home or anything of the sort, so they're not only lacking in human connection, pretty much none of their basic needs are being met.
Yes very true! Thank you for watching.
@@dimamoharev yes very true and very sad 😥
@@johannagreeson2603 😃 😄 😁
Saw these children growing up, new kids coming to class, grubby clothes kept their eyes down. This makes me wish I did something to make them feel welcomed.
You can do something now, Phyllis! It's never too late!
My BFF is a former foster kid, some days you can see he is just lost.....
My BF is too, I can see it.
I just had no idea. Wow. Absolutely shocked.
yeah man... it's harrowing. i was not expecting to come across this during my tedtalk binge. but it definitely needs to be shared.
@@carllokit THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!
Thank you for watching!
@@johannagreeson2603Johanna you are an angel! Bless you.
@@carllokit Thank you so much! Please share TEDx Talk as you're able!
great talk Johanna
Thank you Elaina!
@@johannagreeson2603 no thank you, wonderful talk, you are a healer.
@@elainarogers THANK YOU for your VERY kind comment!
@@johannagreeson2603 😌
If you are removed from the Foster care system this talk is an education in what society is missing, and the what its costing in lives & life quality. A system that's not working.
Thanks Big Dollar Signs
I feel so awful feeling bad during this lock down fior myself, I never realized how tragic these kids have it.
My daughter really wants to be a foster parent for older youth. I'm going to order your book for her.
Thank you Gary & God bless your daughter!
Never expected to see this as a tedtalk but really glad it is.
Thank you Maverick70x!
God Bless Johanna
Thank you
We spend trillions on weapons we will never use, and we don't spend anything on these kids when they need our help most.
So true! And so sad and unjust! Thank you for watching and commenting!
This is true. But I wonder how many kind, caring, selfless adults we have that would be willing to help these children.. The foster system is riddled with terrible people. I love this idea, I really do. But I feel some serious education is needed to teach people what healthy families look like in general.
@@garymacdonald5370 I don't disagree! My intervention C.A.R.E. teaches folks who are ready to invest in a young person like this how to do it!
I think of all those kids, now adults and during the crisis no-one to turn too, no home to get support. Sad very sad.
Yes, this is very sad and so true. The pandemic has impacted them for sure.
Maybe the world was just meant to be unjust and unfair so we could learn about who we are or who we are not. I'd like to think its more about who we can become.
Thank you for watching!
@@johannagreeson2603 wonderful talk and important mission Johanna.
real heavy. but we really need to sort it out.
YES!
This just shouldn't be happening, and I think now where so many places are locked down how bad it is for these young adults.
Thanks for watching Caro!
Maybe in this new time, with a new leader who talks care, there will be help.
I aged out of Foster care and it was difficult because I didn't have the skills. I know the "system" is designed to funnal these kids from one government program to another. Teaching them true independence would helpful. I sure this a large reason there is a homeless issue across the country. I had a mentor, they have their own lives. Not teaching independence and sovereignty is so wrong...
Our systems don't work the way they are and at a cost of 8 billion dollars in the foster system that abandons kids once they are older somehow seems like we've missed the whole purpose.
So true Raul! Thanks for watching!
The data shows, childhood abuse causes lifetime problems. I'm always surprised by a capitalist system that ignores the wellbeing of the people. Throwing money at a problem is not a solution.
Always looking at the symptom, never looking at the cause.
It doesn't matter where you are in the Western world, whatever foster systems and adoption practices are in place they are almost always set up to fail the child. The only reason I wish there was a global government is for the children.
Thank you for watching, Anderson!
Why can't these kids find at least one place, one person to call family?
Great question! We must have the will to make that a reality for every young person who ages out of care! Our country doesn't yet have that will 😥
@@johannagreeson2603 after watching the debate I wonder if we ever will :(
@@idimarus3278 Yes, i agree, sad & depressing. But I won't give up advocating for these kinds of changes!
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when they are growing up they know i need a car from there friends who recommend because they went thru the same thing you get thrown into homelessness o you have a car your not homeless this is what republicans and democrats say when they say there are 500000 homeless ignoring the amount of services and people seeking aid thru these services
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