Healing Through Compassion

Every day, we have the distinct honor of serving families in need of support. Hear one mother’s story–adapted from her own words–about how she reached out for help to address her daughter’s behavioral issues through compassionate, trauma-informed care:

I have tears rolling down my face as I type this letter. I don’t even know where to begin to express how much you’ve helped my daughter and me. Everybody at FamilyForward has been so welcoming to Michelle. They understand that she deserves care and attention even though she has problems with her behavior.

As a parent, I was struggling and didn’t know what to do, how to react or where I could turn to help her. I was beginning to believe there wasn’t any hope for her, for us. But then I got the miracle phone call that you were going to work with my little girl. Sure, there have been some hard days along this journey, as I would expect for a child who’s experienced trauma at such a young age, but the patience and understanding you’ve shown has led her to such incredible change.