Safe : a memoir of fatherhood, foster care, and the risks we take for family
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Atria Books, [2024].
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 291 pages ; 24 cm.
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Published
New York : Atria Books, [2024].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-282) and index.
Description
"What does it take to keep a child safe? As a long-time strategist and activist fighting for better outcomes for foster children, Mark Daley thought he had the answer. But when Ethan and Logan, an adorable infant and a precocious toddler, entered into their lives, Mark and his husband Jason quickly realized they were not remotely prepared for the uncertainty and complication of foster parenting. Every day seven hundred children enter the foster care system in the United States, and thousands more live on the brink. Safe offers a deeply personal window into what happens when the universal longing for family crashes up against the unique madness and bureaucracy of a child protection system that often fails to consider the needs of the most vulnerable parties of all?the children themselves. Daley takes us on a roller coaster ride as he and Jason grapple with Ethan and Logan?s potential reunification with their biological family, learn brutal lessons about sacrifice, acceptance, and healing, and face the honest, heartbreaking, and sometimes hilarious challenges of becoming a parent at the intersection of intergenerational trauma, inadequate social support, and systemic issues of prejudice." --publisher's website.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cottonwood Public Library - NB - New Book Area | 92 DALEY | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Autobiography.
Child welfare -- United States.
Daley, Mark -- (Foster child advocate)
Foster children -- United States.
Foster home care -- United States.
Foster parents -- United States.
Gay men -- United States.
Gay-parent families -- United States.
LGBTQ+ people -- United States -- Biography.
Autobiography.
Child welfare -- United States.
Daley, Mark -- (Foster child advocate)
Foster children -- United States.
Foster home care -- United States.
Foster parents -- United States.
Gay men -- United States.
Gay-parent families -- United States.
LGBTQ+ people -- United States -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Daley, M. (2024). Safe: a memoir of fatherhood, foster care, and the risks we take for family (First Atria Books hardcover edition.). Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Daley, Mark. 2024. Safe: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family. Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Daley, Mark. Safe: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family Atria Books, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Daley, Mark. Safe: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family First Atria Books hardcover edition., Atria Books, 2024.
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