Georgia is five years old and about to be moved to her fifteenth foster home. In three of these homes, vetted and provided by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), Georgia was mentally, physically, and nutritionally abused. There are also signs she has experienced sexual abuse.…
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