Dan Duval sits down with Dr. Marlene Carson and Jackie Beard for an eye-opening conversation about the realities of the foster care system, the challenges facing youth who age out of care, and the connection between trauma, homelessness, and human trafficking. Together they discuss why many believe the system is producing the very outcomes it was intended to prevent and explore the urgent need for community-based solutions that restore dignity, purpose, and hope.

Drawing from years of experience serving survivors of trafficking and working directly within the foster care system, Dr. Marlene Carson and Jackie Beard explain the gaps they have witnessed firsthand. They discuss placement instability, the lack of meaningful life preparation, the dangers faced by youth aging out of care, and how vulnerable young people are often targeted by traff ...