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Community Spotlight: Arisa Health and Therapeutic Foster Care

KUAF | By Pete Hartman

Published July 8, 2023 at 2:58 PM CDT

Arisa Health of Northwest Arkansas has a special foster parent program called Therapeutic Foster Care. They train foster parents to a higher level of care, helping them understand how children who have experienced trauma need special help. Pete speaks with Tiffany Boyle, a therapeutic foster care specialist.

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