Project Spotlight: Parenting*
Ruth is an alcoholic mother of two young children, currently living in an emergency shelter while she awaits a housing subsidy. Her aunt who raised her after she was abandoned by her parents was distant and emotionally unavailable. Years later, when Ruth first met with our IHR Parenting Specialist, she was anxious, angry and unaware of ways to nurture her children. When her infant son cried to be picked up out of his crib, from across the room, Ruth yelled, “I know what you want, and you’re not getting it.” read more*To protect client confidentiality, names have been changed, and pictures are stock photographs.