Through Our Eyes
A Foster Family Shares Their Secret World- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2010
Summary
In Through Our Eyes, William Hunter and some of the children he fostered share their experiences within these unique social welfare phenomena. The author took in children who suffered horrific abuse from their birth parents as well as during their journey through foster care. Hunter describes his personal struggle to salvage what humanity was left to these children and advocate against the immense bureaucracy of the state welfare and mental health systems. After a dozen years, it all came crashing down around him. The stress caught up with him and took a toll on his emotional and physical health. The cases of these children touch the human heart and invoke anger against the worst segment of our society. Few people know the suffering these children endure after the sensationalism of their abuse fades to the back page. Their struggle to survive in the system remains heart wrenching.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2010
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7618-5067-0
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7618-5093-9
- Publisher
- Hamilton Books, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 259
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Table of Contents No access
- Preface: Origin of Foster Care No access
- Introduction: Unconditional Commitment No access
- Final Day No access Pages 1 - 6
- Twelve Years Earlier No access Pages 7 - 18
- Lined up for the Slaughter No access Pages 19 - 24
- Product of Substance Abuse No access Pages 25 - 36
- My Little Knight No access Pages 37 - 48
- Honeymoons are Deceiving No access Pages 49 - 56
- The Lifeline No access Pages 57 - 64
- Desks are for Security No access Pages 65 - 82
- Dad is Earned No access Pages 83 - 92
- Million Dollar Lawsuit No access Pages 93 - 98
- The Birth of an IEP No access Pages 99 - 104
- Return to Open Campus No access Pages 105 - 112
- Locked down No access Pages 113 - 126
- Sanctuary No access Pages 127 - 132
- Coming of Age No access Pages 133 - 138
- Tragedy & Victory No access Pages 139 - 150
- Life with a Nun No access Pages 151 - 158
- Trauma is Forever No access Pages 159 - 162
- Leaving the Cocoon No access Pages 163 - 168
- Boot Camp No access Pages 169 - 178
- First Love No access Pages 179 - 190
- It's a Boy No access Pages 191 - 200
- You are Loved No access Pages 201 - 240
- Final Moments No access Pages 241 - 244
- Farewell No access Pages 245 - 248
- Closing Thoughts No access Pages 249 - 252
- Epilogue No access Pages 253 - 257
- Notes No access Pages 258 - 259





