Brandon grew up with an abusive father and a mother addicted to drugs. When he was only 5 years old, he entered the foster care system. At the tender age of 7, Brandon was placed in a psychiatric hospital and given prescription drugs. After living in at least 15 different foster homes, Brandon aged out of the foster care system. Now a young adult and aspiring musician, Brandon speaks about his experience in foster care and how he used his experience as a call-to-action.  

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Credits:

• Brandon Perrett
• Recording team: David Parsi & Kyle Kertz
• Recruiting:  Ayu Fitzgerald
• Editor: Mark Zamora
• Editing team: Erin Leamon & Shelly Buchanan
• Interviewer: Niki Akhaveissy
• Music Credit:
  • Nostalgia” by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obu
  • Creative Commons – Attribution 3.0 Unported – CC By 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b…
  • Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/03Aky9bhOMU

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SMU or the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation