08/30/2026
September is National Su***de Prevention Month. For foster youth, this month isn't abstract. It's a crisis they're statistically living inside every day. 💜
24% of California transition age foster youth have attempted su***de. The rate for their same age peers outside the system is about 2%. 40% have seriously considered it. These numbers come from the Cal YOUTH Study out of UC's Chapin Hall research center. They are not exaggerations.
If you are in crisis right now, or know someone who is, call or text 988. That's the national Su***de and Crisis Lifeline. It's free. It's 24/7. It's staffed by trained counselors.
Foster parents, listen up. Research keeps landing on the same protective factor: one stable, present adult cuts su***de risk in half. Not a therapist. Not a program. A person who keeps showing up.
That person could be you.
📞 442-255-4870
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