My Life in Foster Care | Casey's Fostering Story | Community Foster Care | UK Foster Experience
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Casey has been living in foster care for the majority of her life. As a young child, she was in and out of different foster homes until the age of four when she entered the care system full time. What followed has been a really difficult journey for Casey, with a huge amount of trauma no child should ever go through. Placed in a Special Guardianship through her local authority, Casey believed she'd found her forever home but at just 13, she found herself back in foster care following awful circumstances, which she shares here.
The thirteen year old Casey eventually found herself with Community Foster Care carers where she stayed for the following five years until moving on at 18. Luckily for us, Casey, has been a really active member of our community and continues to be. Not only did she get involved in our residential trips and activities, she has shared her story with foster carers, been involved in training and advising from the viewpoint of a looked after young person.
We are so grateful to have such a kind, self aware young woman working with us - a foster care agency - when she could have chosen, and would have been fully within her rights to, get as far away from 'the system' as possible. Instead, Casey has chosen to take her experiences and use them to help others, to help other children and young people who might be going through similar to know that they are not alone and that there are people out there who understand and want to help. Casey's selflessness and drive is a constant inspiration to us at Community Foster Care and we are very proud of her achievements and all the ways she continues to be involved in our charity.
To be entrusted with sharing her life story is huge and a responsibility we do not take lightly. We are thrilled to be seeing more opportunities come her way, including an upcoming BBC documentary, and have no doubt that Casey is just at the start of her journey to making big change.
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Casey is an amazing young woman, so insightful and clever and she will make a success of anything she decides to do with her life she has built such a firm foundation with the bricks life has thrown at her. What a fantastic person. All the very best in life Casey 💖
This girl is processing her trauma at 18 years old which is massive, it's absolutely critical to do this as soon as possible, not for status and riches, but for true wealth which is a healthy mind, the true currency of our existence. This is something I haven't done and still struggling with it to this very day.
I went into care at 6 years old, I'm now 41. I have a Degree, a good job, a great woman I've been with for 23 years, 2 beautiful children at 5 and 9 however there is something missing in my memory and soul, literally,
I cannot remember anything from my childhood from the age of 6 to the age of 12 years old.
I now know my mind has blanked things out to keep me from breaking down with trauma but It's like an itch I have to scratch.
My file is there to take and read from the social services whenever I want but I'm literally shit scared to read that file. How strange to know that I need to know my history to better myself but cannot bring myself to do it. My mind is literally fractured with a personality desperately trying to protect me from my past.
This is the rantings, and true face of childhood trauma and this is my story for anyone who cares to know it.
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This girl is amazing. She's making a difference for so many other children by sharing her experiences. I'm wishing her all the very best for her future.
I can empathize. I spent the time from when I was 1 month old to 3 and a half in foster care. Went through a failed adoption with every kind of abuse you can imagine and went back into foster care when I was 15. Please get the psychological help you need. I didn’t and found myself, at the age of 50 basically almost out of thin air an alcoholic. My kids had left home so I didn’t have to keep it together.
Thank you for sharing, Casey. You are a very brave woman! I am currently fostering a teenager, and I have a daughter of my own (11 years old). The dynamics can get very tricky. Stories like yours can motivate and encourage myself and both my girls.
What an amazingly strong wonderful person you are Casey. Jesus Christ cares so much for you and cares about all the abuse they put you through. God will deal with those abusers. You are so precious to God the Father
I am sorry you went through what you did. No child ever deserves to be treated in that way, it is so sad that many are. You are such a postive and determined person and this will surely help others who are struggling and need some hope. Finding the courage to speak up and tell a teacher about your homelife with your guardian, must have been so scary, but this just shows how courageous and determined you are. The lady who got a guardianship should never have got through the fostering application process. I am so angry with her, putting you through that after you had already sufferied and experienced neglect.
My husband and I have just been approved to be foster carers, but we haven’t had a placement yet. I know it is going to challenging so we are quite nervous and hope we will be good enough.
Thanks for sharing your story. Keep up the good work and I wish you all the luck in the world, you deserve it.
Casey, thankyou for sharing your story. I am sure you will help many with your openess and honesty. I personally feel less alone.....
Oh my god. Poor girl. I can tell she's putting on a brave face to be able to talk about it, but I can't imagine how much pain she's been in throughout her life. And I'm saying that as someone who was abused, but it wasn't nearly as bad as what she's been through. I hope she can keep on healing, it takes time but it gradually gets easier.
Currently in the process of taking on my cousin on.. I’m researching trying to learn. Thank you for your story! For what you have endured you have better self awareness than most 30 year old I know
Good luck to you and your family ❤
Casey what a moving story ,from what you have been through and how inspirational you are now to other looked after children and foster carers ,I hope your story reaches out to them .I am a foster career and I was shocked at what you have been through ,but amazed at your positive outlook you have ,I know you will reach your dreams and goals in life ,I am proud of you ,you are such a strong person x
I was in foster care from 7-21 horrible. Adopted at 2months old up to 7 horrible adopted family. So much abuse i went threw from adopted family to all my foster homes. I'm now 34 they still hold stuff on us the government. Alot of trauma and mental health issues i have. Found my real parents at 25 both rejected me. Want nothing do with me. Government took my kid's they look down on us.
I'm sorry you had to go through the I can say that it is true we don't get to do everything that normal teenagers get to do. Not to mention they give you So Many Meds that is looking like an entire bag of Skittles! I don't think I'm going to get adopted I'm probably just going to age out since I'm already 16 but stay strong foster kids you guys are not alone and you all are in my prayers❤
Like father like son. A leopard never changes its spots. He's in the scrubs somewhere bless him. Janet and John politically I wanted a document I could sign.
Dear Casey ❤
You should be so proud of yourself,I so admire you as person 🙌🏼
Thank you so much, watching your video as been so educational to me answering and or explaining questions as I’m looking into fostering, thank you so much 💐
I really wish you get a podcast🙌🏼
In my opinion you have to have balls of steel to talk about this stuff as I am a foster child I could defo talk about this for TH-cam but it would be hard because I don’t remember anything that really happened when I lived with my mother only what my brothers and sisters have told me 👍
I am at the very beginning of my foster care journey. I hope to be able to offer a safe and empowering home to teenagers like yourself, Casey.
You are an inspiration to me to be able to embrace what is understandably a very invasive process.
My life has been very traumatic too though my context is different but like you I'm determined that no young person should have to go through what you and I have been through, at least not alone.
Thank you and I hope we can both become part of our national foster carers family and support each other and others to be able to provide this essential, safe start in life.
God bless.
As a foster kid i thank the kind foster parents for what they do. If it wasn't for people like you my life would still be wit my mum. Im 16 and went through two failed adoptions abd a traumatized kid. Give your foster child best room to grow❤
to the people who are entering foster care and going to foster homes you are a very lucky for you because there's not many out there if you get a parent like this treat them well because they want to be there and help support you as a shelter kid, respect the kind foster parents
Well-done for using your pain to help others. People who have gone through experiences are the best to help others because they walked the road. Well done.
Casey, you are so extraordinarily brave and strong. Your story will help other children that are living similar experiences. I am a teacher and worked as a carer and I’m so glad that in the end school helped you, I hope that my children will feel safe and comfortable to confide in me too.
You’re so strong and you deserve all the love and respect in the world and I’m so proud that you didn’t let your childhood bring you down but you used it as a ladder to raise you above. Thank you for being you and talking so openly ❤
You’re really strong Casey
I wish you the best and a bright future. Thank you for sharing your story Casey!
I try to never let others who have mental health problems make mine worse than what it is now. Because i mean 🧐 I'm not crazy... just been through some crazy $#!+.....
hard to say this back in 2003 i was placed in to care because my mother didn't want me she has failed me and my youngest sister use to beat me with a belt for no reason and she got away with it all from the police i would of rather stayed in care for the rest of my childhood growing up knowing i was loved by staff i had there one question is i will always ask to my mother is why did you do that to me for no reason should not of had kids at all because my mother is a failure !!!
I’m so sorry for what you had to face and endure. No human deserves this. I don’t know you but feel so proud of the strength you have, I admire the young woman you are. You’re amazing Casey. Me and my partner are looking into fostering atm, and watching this just confirms that I need to do this. Sending you love and healing ❤
Well done Casey, you should be proud of yourself, you are so wise and strong and brave xx
Thank. You for sharing your story.
This is very helpful Casey you are the epitome of a strong Girl … sorry you had to go through this x
Casey, bless you, thank you so much for sharing. What you’ve been through no child should ever have to go through. I hope as your life moves on you have so much love and happiness always x
I have to prepare for my Son to go through all this just because I have a learning difficulty the system needs sorting 😥
I’m so sorry for your experience the system failed you. I hope you’re able to move past it and get therapeutic support. You deserve so much better ❤
My God. 😰
❤ the strength you have.
I'm so very sorry you experienced this in your young life. May God bring you peace and joy in your life!!!❤
I know what it is to be hit & hit & hit. I was beaten unsconcious many times. I still cannot get my head around it. Trying now in my 60s.
It was like I was a cooked potato & they were trying to mash me. That is the nearest I can get. Trying to get my head around the fact that my mother did not in the slightest bit care what damage she did. It was like she just didn't even notice what she was doing to me. It was like nothing about me was important enough to be worth anyone noticing anything about.
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So so sorry ❤
Ive been in care for about 7 years, my sister whent into care a few months ago. She the happiest ive ever seen her.
1:30 im deciding whether to cut my mum off rn, 14 and deciding who is in my life. My mums also bipolar
Ive lost most of my memories because of trauma, ive been in around 20 diffrent foster placements and i moved through family. I was neglected and abused by them and neglected by social workers. 6:09 thats horrific, no one should EVER expeirence this. I despise social services. Theyve ruined my life. They shluldhave noticed your abuse sooner. 11:39 my foster parents that ive almost been with for 5 yers, they take me on a cruise every year and let me getevery opportunity i can reach. Oh and im autistic and social services refused to tell people that i had VOILENT and AGRESSIVE meltdowns.
Love you all
Ive been in care for about 7 years, my sister whent into care a few months ago. She the happiest ive ever seen her.
1:30 im deciding whether to cut my mum off rn, 14 and deciding who is in my life. My mums also bipolar
Ive lost most of my memories because of trauma, ive been in around 20 diffrent foster placements and i moved through family. I was neglected and abused by them and neglected by social workers. 6:09 thats horrific, no one should EVER expeirence this. I despise social services. Theyve ruined my life. They shluldhave noticed your abuse sooner. 11:39 my foster parents that ive almost been with for 5 yers, they take me on a cruise every year and let me getevery opportunity i can reach. Oh and im autistic and social services refused to tell people that i had VOILENT and AGRESSIVE meltdowns.
Love you all
Casey, what a remarkable young lady you are. Thank you for sharing your story, you should be so proud of yourself. I admire your honesty and vulnerability that you showed but also how positive you are for the future. I wish you every success in what you want to achieve and know you will ❣️
What an amazing young lady!! You are definitely not alone! Continue to take one day at a time and keep travelling on the road you're on!
You're not allowing the past to define you and that is amazing 😀.
Casey did the council find you a home? Just watching Joe Swash's programme
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Casey you are an inspiration ..God Bless 🙏
What an incredible young lady ❤
You are a strong girl ❤❤❤❤
God Bless You, inspiring!
she would be a great foster carer
Oh this made me so scared im a foster carer with 2 kids about to go to another carers home for long term
Are you ok?
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Getting help really can feel impossible. My father kicked me out & wanted me gone that day, but when I gained the strength to leave, and realized the joy I could have in freedom… the light in my eyes angered him, he got in my face and asked where I thought I was going. He attacked me, called the police and lied. The police asked me nothing, and when I wanted to speak, they allowed my father in the room. The policemen laughed at me, and ignored me, had a conversation, and left. He demanded I get myself to school, and wouldn’t allow me access to any phones or anything to contact help. So I left, and somehow ended up getting contact with an elderly lady from church, who agreed to bring me to my mother. Even in the woman’s care, I was punished for lies my father told her. The woman thought we needed a breather, and I was just rebellious. Even there, he had a hold on destroying my life. When my mother brought me into her home, it wasn’t over, it was endless calls, texts, and torment. He reported me kidnapped, had the church praying for him, and police came pounding to take me back.
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God sees everything. Dont blame God. Let God rescue you. God loves you. Jesus died to save you✝️🙏🏻
Hi Casey are you planning having children yourself? We love you darling❤
In and out of placements...very telling...