by AMilsop | Sep 6, 2022 | CASA Blog
It’s 6 AM, and I’m awoken by my new roommate’s sudden desire to have a conversation. I’m not a morning person, and I really want to show my roommate I’m not up for a chat until my alarm goes off. But he just keeps talking. Is this a boundary issue? Not...
by CASA | Aug 31, 2022 | Stories
Sisters Paige and Sara were removed from the care of their mom and dad when they were four years old due to ongoing drug use by both parents. The girls’ dad was the primary caregiver for them as their mom would often leave the girls alone for long periods of time or...
by CASA | Aug 31, 2022 | Stories
Siblings Kaya and Carter moved between campgrounds and motels with their parents in a cycle of homelessness for years while their parents struggled with addictions to methamphetamine. In addition, their dad struggled with untreated mental illness and the two kids...
by CASA | Aug 31, 2022 | Stories
As a toddler, Kayden was abandoned and left with strangers who abused him. The state placed Kayden with a foster family who became his legal guardians, but after a decade with this family, his foster father fell into addiction and Kayden was removed by the state...
by CASA | Aug 31, 2022 | Stories
Before his 5th birthday, Parker’s birth father had been incarcerated, and his mom, pregnant with his sister Eliza, was living with a new boyfriend who was physically abusive. At 8-months pregnant, mom tested positive for meth and Parker tested positive for...
