Crittenton is happy to announce that Sil Orlando is our new Interim CEO. Mr. Orlando has well over 20 years of experience as a CEO of a successful nonprofit, over 40 years in executive leadership of a nonprofit and over 50 years within the social services field. “On behalf of Crittenton Services for Children and Families, the board of directors, agency employees, stakeholders and community partners,...
Read MoreHave you ever considered how you know how to do the things you do? For example, who taught you how to write your ABC’s, wash dishes, take out the trash, clean your room, do laundry, mail a letter, grocery shop, prepare a meal, the list is endless. These are all independent living skills, which are needed to manage our everyday life. This helps us understand...
Read MoreThere are over 60,000 children in the California Foster Care System. We at Crittenton understand the need for caring, compassionate and loving Resource Parents to contribute to the lives of these children who are in need. Our agency provides many services, however our biggest need is for committed resource families to welcome youth into your home and into your heart. These youth are on the margins...
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One of the characteristics of mental health is knowing when to ask for help. This is us, asking. Most in our communities know Crittenton for services to pregnant and parenting youth. You may know us for our shelter program, or for the mental health services we provide. The focus of this blog post, though, is foster care. And we know children and youth who need your...
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According to NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Health), “One in five American adults experienced a mental health issue and one in 6 young people experienced a major depressive episode” but more than half of people with a mental health condition in the U.S. did not receive any treatment in the last year. Why do people still suffer in silence with mental health? This question challenges the...
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The communities of Southern California are generous. You are compassionate, and you are dedicated to supporting children and families in our midst who need to know that they live in a place where they belong....
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The communities of Southern California are generous. You are compassionate, and you are dedicated to supporting children and families in our midst who need to know that they live in a place where they belong....
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The communities of Southern California are generous. You are compassionate, and you are dedicated to supporting children and families in our midst who need to know that they live in a place where they belong....
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The Long Beach Business Journal interviews Crittenton’s Vice President of Integrated Behavioral Health, Audrey Fisher-Price, about the impact the pandemic has had on mental health providers, and the increased need for mental health services and telehealth care options....
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Crittenton Services is proud to announce that we are 1 of 6 organizations selected to work with the CSUF Department of Social Work as an internship field site for Master of Social Work students over the next four years. The goals of this partnership are to alleviate the projected shortage of mental health care workers by 2028 and to help boost the number of behavioral...
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