Crittenton Services BLOG

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....

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...

We are excited to have all of you join Crittenton’s Food Truck Fundraiser in partnership with Vegan Loba and the Night Owl in downtown Fullerton, Calif.! This event will take place on back-to-back Sunday’s, October 11 and October 17, 2021 at 200 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, Calif. 92832. The partnership between Vegan Loba, the Night Owl and Crittenton Services was in large part to help bring...

Crittenton Services is proud to announce that we are 1 of 40 child welfare organizations, nationwide, recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, All Children – All Families (ACAF) project, as an organization that has met their benchmarks for the “Solid Foundation for Inclusion” tier of recognition in all programming efforts agency wide. We are humbled to have earned the “You Are Welcome Here” seal...

When we say we are proud residents of the North Orange County community, we mean it! After a long year of staying socially distant due to the pandemic, Crittenton Services felt that it was once again time to rejoin and support the City of Fullerton's community events planned this year. As long as it continues to be safe, Crittenton plans on being a supportive community partner. This...

It was a challenging task for most nonprofits to accommodate interns during the 2020 -2021 academic year. For those nonprofits that were able to safely offer students internships it was mostly done virtually or in a hybrid model of service. Despite the barriers to in person internships Crittenton Services is grateful to have had 10,000 hours of service completed by the graduate practicum students that joined...

May is National Foster Care Awareness month, which means you are likely noticing news stories that paint foster care, and the youth living within this system, as “broken,” or “scary.” This is unfortunate, because the fostered youth I’ve known are anything but scary. The system can have its challenges, certainly, but it is full of people dedicated to providing stable and nurturing care for children...

More than half of people with mental illness don’t receive the help they need. Let that sink in for a minute. Imagine if this statistic were true for those diagnosed with heart disease, or if a friend chose not to seek medical care for a broken leg. “Why,” we’d say, “That’s crazy!” And with one brief statement, we have become a part of the problem, protecting the status...

We are excited to announce Crittenton’s newest donor partnership with 99 Cents Only Stores in Fullerton, Calif.! This new fundraiser will take place from Thursday, March 25 to Saturday, March 27 at the 2450 E. Chapman Ave, Fullerton, Calif. 92831 store location. This partnership between the 99 Cents Only Stores and Crittenton Services was established to help the transitional age youth of Crittenton’s Stepping Stones program....

We can’t tell you enough how much we miss you all. The interaction with our volunteers and the great conversation with supporters at our annual fundraiser events is something we can’t wait to do again. However, as this pandemic continues, we know that we need to continue to take extra precautions to ensure everyone’s health and well-being. Crittenton hopes that we can all gather as a...