Lisa Marie Arnett: I Still Hold People 100% Accountable
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Jayne Amelia Larson speaks with former foster youth and survivor, Lisa Marie Arnett. Lisa Marie endured 36 placements and horrific abuse from the age of 2 on until she aged out of foster care at 18. She was then homeless for 3 years but even so, she managed to put herself through college and then joined the Army. She's now a helicopter mechanic, and raising a beautiful young daughter and practicing 'gentle parenting' which she never had but has learned to practice to raise a happy healthy daughter. She has a background contributing to and collaborating with the work of non-profits, schools and philanthropies around foster care advocacy and awareness raising. Her experience includes technical inputs to programming and advocacy efforts; public speaking on topics of foster-care, homelessness and sexual violence: as well as implementation of social media awareness campaigns from design to execution. Lisa currently serves in the National Guard as a Non Commissioned Officer. She was recently highlighted in a video produced by the Army recognizing her for her foster care advocacy. She/her siblings experienced foster care and homelessness as a child and young person; she/her siblings are survivors of abuse and childhood sexual abuse and her sister is a survivor of sex trafficking. Lisa has critical insights into the experiences of children facing the risks of sexual exploitation, abuse and trafficking, understanding of processes and protocols within government systems that serve youth and youth victims, as well as identification of key limitations and opportunities from a crucial lens for this issue.
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