Blues Teen Pre Survey

Rarely or none of the time (less than 1 day)Some or a little of the time (1-2 days)Occasionally or a moderate amount of time (3-4 days)Most or all of the time (5-7 days)
I was bothered by things that usually don't bother me.
I did not feel like eating. I wasn't very hungry.
I wasn't able to feel happy, even when my family or friends tried to help me feel better.
I felt like I couldn't pay attention to what I was doing.
I felt down and unhappy.
I felt like I was too tired to do things.
I felt like things I did before didn't work out right.
I felt scared.
I didn't sleep as well as I usually sleep.
I was more quiet than usual.
I felt lonely, like I didn't have any friends.
I felt like kids I know were not friendly or that they didn't want to be with me.
I felt like crying.
I felt sad.
I felt people didn't like me.
It was hard to get started doing things.
Rarely or none of the time (less than 1 day)Some or a little of the time (1-2 days)Occasionally or a moderate amount of time (3-4 days)Most or all of the time (5-7 days)
I felt like I was just as good as other kids.
I felt like something good was going to happen.
I was happy.
I had a good time.

[We foster to] give children the opportunity to experience consistency and structure and to let them be kids without concerns that are for adults, such as meals, clothing, caring for other siblings, etc. We do respite to assist other foster families as other families assist us as well.

– COBYS Resource Parents Tiff and Jeff