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? Telepsychiatry is a branch of…
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. Let’s dive into what…
Here at AFS, we have been increasingly focused on providing intensive family presentation services in addition to and alongside the other foster care and child welfare-related services and supports offered. In this blog post, we…
Here at AFS, we are honored and humbled to collaborate with a variety of businesses and community organizations who ensure that we can provide the best services, supports, and outcomes to local youth and families…
Mrs. Jordan* has been an AFS fost-adopt parent for almost two years. Mrs. Jordan’s adult daughter, Missy*, has struggled with depression and opioid addiction for many years. Missy’s newborn son, Sammy*, was born with medical…
Karina Mateos is one of the amazing staff members here at AFS. She recently joined the agency as the Office Manager for the AFS Sonoma County office in Santa Rosa. Get To Know Karina What…