DR. GABOR MATÉ JOINS FOSTERING CARE’S ADVISORY BOARD

Best-Selling Author & World-Renowned Addiction/Trauma Expert Teams With The 1st Nonprofit Trauma-Healing Intensive for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care 

Los Angeles, CA -- February 6, 2023 -- Fostering Care, the first nonprofit trauma-healing intensive school for youth aging out of foster care, adds Dr. Gabor Maté, world-renowned trauma/addiction expert and best-selling author (The Myth of Normal, In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts, etc.) to its advisory board, it was announced today. 

Dr. Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on various topics, including addiction, stress, and childhood development. 

“It’s a distinct honor to collaborate with the esteemed Dr. Gabor Maté, whose work has deeply impacted trauma healing, including my own,” said Fostering Care founder and foster care survivor, actress Angela Featherstone.  “Dr. Maté’s involvement re-enforces our board’s hopes and expectations for curtailing the devastating reality of youth aging out of foster care.”

ABOUT FOSTERING CARE:

Fostering Care is a 3-month trauma-healing intensive where youth ages 18-21 who are “aging out” of foster care receive daily healing therapies that treat trauma, strengthen immune and neurological systems, as well as fortify self-esteem and the corporeal.  When completed, participants will also earn a California State Certified teaching certificate in a healing trade - enabling them to continue the healing process in the community. Our mission is to restore well-being and economic stability to the 500,000+ children in U.S. foster care by creating true opportunities for them to prosper. 

Together we are truly healing the healers of tomorrow.