Houston area doctor developed program aimed to help children in foster care sleep better
Many of the children looking for a place of comfort see an insurmountable deal of adversity.
“They are in your schools, they are in your churches, they are out there, and it’s an area that affects all of us,” said the clinical director for, Annie Atwood. “It can be really emotionally, very trying, and an agonizing thing for them at night at the end of the day. Especially, if there is a lot of uncertainty in their court case. They have not had regular visitation with Mom and Dad.
About three years ago, Atwood’s team started wrap-around services for more than 200 children in foster care and their families. They did this with the goal of helping kids feel safe in their beds. “A lot of times kids actually become more hyperactive if they don’t have a lot of sleep, which can kind of be counterintuitive. You would think, well they should be really tired if they are not getting enough sleep, but that is not the case,” said Atwood.
To get more kids to fall asleep, Atwood’s team partnered up with University of Houston’s Dr. Candice Alfano who developed a program called “
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