In the US, youth in foster care are nearly twice as likely as war veterans to suffer from PTSD. Placed in foster care at just 11 months old, 2023 Audacious Project grantee Sixto Cancel experienced the faults of the system firsthand. Now, he's the founder of Think of Us, an organization working to reform child welfare by centering kinship care, or placing a child with an extended family member or a familiar adult. Learn more about his plan to help thousands of kids searching for a loving home with one simple, systemic switch. This ambitious idea is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. Learn more at www.AudaciousProject.org. If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: ted.com/membership Follow TED! Twitter: twitter.com/TEDTalks Instagram: www.instagram.com/ted Facebook: facebook.com/TED LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Watch more: go.ted.com/sixtocancel youtu.be/ZPz_-wAulMU TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy: www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at media-requests.ted.com #TED #TEDTalks #fostercare

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