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Photo - "I was placed in my first foster home with aspirations to find my “forever family.” I lost hope in finding a secure home when I was moved from my foster home to a behavioral institution for troubled teenagers because I was accused of lying after reporting abuse honestly and accurately. In another home, when my foster mother incorrectly believed her husband had taken me to school in the morning. I witnessed her forcing my foster brother to sit in the bathtub as she poured his own feces and urine on his head. When I reported it to my caseworker, I was called a liar and she told me, I was “unplaceable.” Because I was labeled with a negative title after telling the truth about abuse and attempting to protect my little brother, I became insecure. In subsequent foster homes, demeaning stereotypes and labels were plastered on me as soon as I walked in the door. Foster parents did not trust me because of the inaccurate portrayals in my case file. This was extremely hurtful, because I worked very hard in school, as both an honors student and state champion track athlete, to better my future and show others I was more than my case file, not "unplaceable". " http://bit.ly/2bvVZkz #TAKEN #AmericasTakenChildren: "I was placed in my first foster home with aspirations to find my “forever family.” I lost hope in finding a secure home when I was moved from my foster home to a behavioral institution for troubled teenagers because I was accused of lying after reporting abuse honestly and accurately. In another home, when my foster mother incorrectly believed her husband had taken me to school in the morning. I witnessed her forcing my foster brother to sit in the bathtub as she poured his own feces and urine on his head. When I reported it to my caseworker, I was called a liar and she told me, I was “unplaceable.” Because I was labeled with a negative title after telling the truth about abuse and attempting to protect my little brother, I became insecure. In subsequent foster homes, demeaning stereotypes and labels were plastered on me as soon as I walked in the door. Foster parents did not trust me because of the inaccurate portrayals in my case file. This was extremely hurtful, because I worked very hard in school, as both an honors student and state champion track athlete, to better my future and show others I was more than my case file, not "unplaceable". " http://bit.ly/2bvVZkz #TAKEN #AmericasTakenChildren

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