Child Welfare and Foster Care

Reunification and Foster Care: What You Need to Know

By Alternative Family Services / June 24, 2023
Reunification and Foster Care: What You Need to Know [AFS Blog]

What do foster parents, children in foster care, biological families and the general public need to know about reunification in foster care? Let’s explore the reunification process within the foster…

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Understanding AFS’s Community-Based Services Model for Supporting Youth and Families

By Alternative Family Services / April 21, 2023
Understanding AFS’s Community-Based Services Model for Supporting Youth and Families

Here at Alternative Family Services, we use a community-based services model as one option to support the varying needs of the youth and families we work with throughout northern California.…

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Overview of AFS’s Telepsychiatry Services

By Alternative Family Services / March 25, 2023
In Alameda County, Alternative Family Services provides telepsychiatry services to youth and families within the child welfare system.

Alternative Family Services provides telepsychiatry services to youth and families within the child welfare system. Let’s dive into what this entails, and why it can be advantageous.  What is Telepsychiatry?…

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The Family First Prevention Services Act: What You Should Know

By Alternative Family Services / March 10, 2023
Passing with bipartisan support in 2018, the Family First Prevention Services Act, or FFPSA, was one of the most recent and most significant federal child welfare and foster care laws passed.

Passing with bipartisan support in 2018, the Family First Prevention Services Act, or FFPSA, was one of the most recent and most significant federal child welfare and foster care laws…

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The Education Outcomes of California Foster Youth​

By Alternative Family Services / August 24, 2022
The Education Outcomes of California Foster Youth​

 Introduction There are over 50,000 foster youth in California, according to data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. And consistently, California foster youth lag behind their peers when it comes to key education outcomes like…

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Addressing Common Misconceptions About Foster Care

By Alternative Family Services / May 31, 2022
[Blog] Addressing Common Misconceptions About Foster Care

Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about foster care that are widely held across the United States. To help break down the most prevalent foster care myths and misconceptions and provide…

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