Youth Participant
"I would 100% recommend L.Y.G.H.T.
Grief never truly goes away, however this program can help individuals find ways to carry on life while managing their grief in a health way"
Youth-Driven,
Youth-Led
L.Y.G.H.T. offers a nurturing space for youth in foster care to explore grief, find hope, and navigate life's transitions together.
About L.Y.G.H.T.
Multiple research studies conducted with youth in foster care demonstrate that youth’s experiences of death and non-death losses are underacknowledged in the child welfare system. Based on these findings, the L.Y.G.H.T. program was developed by Dr. Monique Mitchell to create a trauma-informed and grief-informed program to support the needs of youth in foster care who are grieving.
Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, & Transitions (L.Y.G.H.T.) is a youth-led and youth-driven program facilitated by supportive adults in the child welfare system who have successfully completed the L.Y.G.H.T. Facilitation training. L.Y.G.H.T. groups are offered by organizations in the youth’s local community.
L.Y.G.H.T. is an evidence-based intervention and is listed in the
L.Y.G.H.T. ReSOURces
Building Hope for Life
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Evidence-Based Support
Peer grief support groups designed to foster healing, hope, and resilience for youth in foster care. -
Peer Mentoring
Experienced youth providing guidance and encouragement on the journey through loss and grief.
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Empowerment Tools
Equipping participants with skills to navigate personal challenges and transitions successfully.
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Community Engagement
Encouraging connection and involvement to create a supportive and healing environment.
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Real Stories. Real Healing.
What Youth & Facilitators Have to Say
Shared experiences from youth and mentors transformed by L.Y.G.H.T.
Youth Participant
“L.Y.G.H.T. gives young adults and teens an outlet to help them talk about their feelings and misfortune in the past and learn to build and grow from them.”
Group Facilitator