The piece below is shared by an anonymous guest blogger and takes you on a journey from how to navigate the healthcare system to advocate for ACE screening and toxic stress diagnosis, treatment, and referrals; to the importance of bolstering social connections and supports; to systemically transforming networks of care to also include education and awareness for leaders of the civil court system.

In this guest blog, Cynthia Garcia Williams, a Lead Parent Partner at Sycamores, discusses how cross-sector collaboration supports foster youth and families through adversity to permanency, to lead happy, healthy lives.