Meet MelissaRoshan (MelRo): International model, actor, and passionate advocate for foster youth. A SurTHRIVER who overcame a challenging childhood in foster care and teen homelessness, MelRo now uses her platform to inspire others. She's an ambassador for Children's Rights, teaches workshops on Trauma Informed Care, and mentors youth through her program 'iThrive with MelRo'. MelRo believes in turning pain into purpose and trauma into triumph. #FosterCareAdvocate #Resilience #Empowerment

Andrew Bridge’s bestselling memoir, Hope’s Boy, tells the story of his survival after being taken from his mentally ill mother and left in foster care. Bridge was first confined at one of our country’s most notorious children’s institutions, MacLaren Hall. In The Child Catcher, he now chronicles his role in the longest-running, most bitterly fought mental health lawsuit in American history.