Crittenton's Wraparound Family Services Program Archives - Crittenton

24 Mar

The Crittenton Legacy: Celebrating Dr. Kate Waller Barrett’s Advocacy for Women and Girls

Every year we recognize a number of social issues that continue to need awareness in order to make a positive impact on the problem at hand. Whether it be National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, or National Child Abuse Prevention Month, or Mental Health Awareness Month there is always a cause worthy of support. One of the fascinating things of rediscovering the National Crittenton Mission's history is reading...

06 Jan

Southwest Conference Against Trafficking 2016 Arrives in Ontario, Calif.

in Crittenton News Release

January 5, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: National Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE) Cell: (626) 644-3472 Office: (360) 852-8019 Email: michelle@nwcave.org Southwest Conference Against Trafficking 2016 (SWCAT2016) San Bernardino County Community to Host Human Trafficking Awareness Event Ontario, Calif. - We have a goal...

02 Nov

A Crittenton Client’s Hope for a Drug-Free Future

in Crittenton Services BLOG

For so many of our teen clients either in our residential services program or community based programs the problem is not that of "violent offender" but rather the issue of "addiction". Oftentimes, we the adults in the community fail to see that behavioral issues might be a sign of not a "bad kid" but instead a "kid in a bad situation". In commemoration of both #RecoveryMonth and...

Joyce Capelle, CEO, Crittenton Services for Children and Families

04 Aug

A Message from Crittenton’s CEO: Crittenton Welcomes California’s Continuum of Care Reform

in Crittenton Services BLOG

Crittenton is committed of not only maintaining our accreditation but at the same time continuously supporting quality improvement measures throughout our agency. Ensuring that Crittenton meets the highest standards of accreditation, licensing, as well as all of our contract terms is not only a priority under California’s Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) mandate, but most importantly it is the right thing to do on behalf...

12 May

Crittenton Honored at the CSU Fullerton 2015 Community Engagement Awards

in Crittenton News Release

May 11, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Crittenton Services for Children and Families (714) 680-6008 mjasso@crittentonsocal.org [caption id="attachment_2993" align="alignleft" width="300"] 2015 CSUF Social Work Graduate Students interning at Crittenton Services.[/caption] Fullerton, Calif. – Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) is proud to announce the agency’s nomination and selection as this year’s recipient of the Most Committed Partner award by both the CSUF Social Work Department and the CSUF Center for...

Crittenton Employees at the 17th Annual BRAVO Awards

07 May

Crittenton’s 17th Annual Employee BRAVO Awards

in Crittenton Services BLOG

Acknowledging Crittenton Employees: For 17 years Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) has made a commitment to honor the agency’s employees for their commitment in helping to treat childhood trauma, and actively curtailing the cycles of child abuse and neglect within the Southern California communities we serve. At the end of April the agency provided a free sit-down breakfast or lunch for all full-time, part-time, and...

07 May

Crittenton Recognized by City of Long Beach Councilmember Al Austin

in Crittenton Services BLOG

More then 200 community members were in attendance at the 2nd Annual Celebrate the Eighth Event hosted by Councilmember Al Austin at the Expo Arts Center in Long Beach, California. Councilmember Al Austin created this event as a way to acknowledge the accomplishments from the past year that District 8 residents have contributed to the City of Long Beach. This year Crittenton Services for Children and Families...

27 Mar

Crittenton Partner Blog: CSEC as a Gender-Based Violence Issue

in Crittenton Services BLOG

The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) or sex trafficking of minors has garnered more attention from the criminal justice agencies as well as communities in these past years. From safe harbor laws (that protect minors being sex trafficked as victims instead of treating them as criminals) to higher penalties for traffickers and those who purchase sex from minors, the criminal justice-framed response echoes the...

27 Mar

Crittenton’s Nexus with Women’s History Month

in Crittenton Services BLOG

Visionary Leader within America's Child Welfare Legacy: Recently, the National Crittenton Foundation released an email blast that paid homage to one our founder’s, who in her own right, was a trailblazer in not just America’s child welfare movement but the women’s rights movement as well. For those that have studied social work, social services, or human services perhaps you might have discovered someone by the name of...

Crittenton's Public Policy and Advocacy Program

23 Jan

Crittenton Responds: LA County Adopts Plan to Progress Consolidation of Department of Mental Health

in Crittenton Services BLOG

It’s only three weeks into 2015, and already this is shaping up to be the year of mental health. The continued implementation of the Affordable Care Act and requirements for parity under the new law, specialty mental health services under the “carve-out” as well as shifts in contracting for mental health services for our clients have set the tone for us this year, and it’s...

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