Monique B. Mitchell, PhD, FT is the Chief Innovation Officer and National Director of L.Y.G.H.T. for Dougy Center

Dr. Mitchell is a nationally recognized authority on children, teens, and families who are grieving in foster care, and the author of The Neglected Transition: Building a Relational Home for Children Entering Foster Care (Oxford University Press, 2016) and Living in an Inspired World: Voices and Visions of Youth in Foster Care (Child Welfare League of America Press, 2017), among other publications.

She has trained and researched extensively on topics related to the lived experience of children and youth in the foster care system, taught undergraduate and graduate courses on loss and grief, and developed child-centered curricula to serve children who are grieving.

Dr. Mitchell has partnered with national agencies such as the United States Children’s Bureau, American Bar Association, the Child Welfare League of America, the National Foster Parent Association, and numerous child welfare agencies. She has worked on the ground with children, youth, and young adults who have been impacted by death and non-death losses in Canada, Honduras, and the United States.