The foster care system has a suicide problem. Federal cuts threaten to slow fixes. • Minnesota Reformer

The foster care system has a suicide problem. Federal cuts threaten to slow fixes. • Minnesota Reformer

Photo by Getty Images. If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Republished with permission from KFF Health News.  Elliott Hinkle experienced depression and suicidal thoughts even before entering the foster care system in Casper, Wyoming, at age 15.  At the time, Hinkle, who is transgender, struggled with their sexual identity and gender issues, …