February 14, 2013 - On Thursday, February 14, 2013, National Center for Youth Law and Young Minds Advocacy Project issued a report on mental health service access among Alameda County foster youth placed in other counties. Past research by National Center for Youth Law has shown that foster youth placed out of county have dramatically reduced access to medically necessary mental health services, due primarily to a number of administrative and logistical factors. In the press...Read more »
July 24, 2012 - FYA Member WestCoast Children's Clinic has just released its first research brief, "Research to Action: Sexually Exploited Minors Needs and Strengths." This white paper is based on two years of data from WestCoast's work with Sexually Exploited Minors in Oakland and Alameda County. In their own words: "Our Research-to-Action project brings us one step closer to understanding the characteristics of sexually exploited youth and the effects of exploitation on their mental...Read more »
March 14, 2012 - Psychotropic Medication Use among Children and Youth in Care (Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 10:00-11:00 am PST ) In this free National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) webcast, Dr. Gerald Mallon, NRCPFC Executive Director, will talk with Dr. Christopher Bellonci about psychotropic medication use among children/youth in care. DETAILS HERE.Read more »
February 07, 2012 - On Tuesday February 14th at 10:00 AM, the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare is hosting a webinar with Dr. Stan Huey of USC on Evidence-Based Treatment for Ethnic Minority Youth: What We Know and Don't Know. Specifically Dr. Huey will address: Whether EBTs are efficacious for ethnic minority youth Whether minority and non-minority youth benefit equally from psychotherapy The effectiveness of cultural adaptations when treating minority youth Dr. Huey will also discuss limitations of the current literature,...Read more »
February 07, 2012 - Three upcoming talks from our friends at the UC Berkeley Center for Child and Youth Policy The first focuses on new research. On February 13th at 4:15pm Geetha Gopalan of NYU will speak at Haviland Hall on "Multiple Family Groups - Addressing Child Mental Health Needs of Families Involved in the Child Welfare System". Dr. Gopalan will discuss issues related to engagement and treatment outcomes in child mental health services...Read more »
November 21, 2011 - On Monday, The New York Times published an article reflecting on recent research regarding the prescription of multiple psychotropic medications to youth in foster care. The study was published in the journal Pediatrics and finds that about 2% of foster children are prescribed powerful psychotropics generally used to treat serious adult mental illnesses, and that many youth are prescribed more than one powerful med at a time. One of the...Read more »
August 19, 2011 - On Friday August 19, the Legislative Analyst's Office released a report outlining recommendations to ensure the smooth implementation of realignment as included in the final budget deal. Noting that the Realignment plan as it stands now differs significantly from the Governor's original proposal - most glaringly in that the legislature failed to include sufficient long term revenue sources - the LAO makes a series of recommendations regarding policy actions necessary to ensure...Read more »
July 12, 2011 - FYA joins WestCoast Children's Clinic in this Action Alert to Protect Medicaid Tic-toc goes the federal debt ceiling clock, putting pressure on talks in Washington D.C. as President Obama and Republicans struggle to negotiate the terms of up to $2-4 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years. Drastic entitlement spending reductions remain a steadfast target in budget talks, including over $100 billion in cuts to Medicaid. The two parties must come to a...Read more »
July 05, 2011 - Well, the anti-climax to Governor Jerry Brown’s showdown with California’s GOP came in the form of a budget, passed and signed last week, that State Controller John Chiang has deemed sufficiently “balanced” to meet the test set out by last year’s Prop 25. Still, no one up there in the Capitol was pulling out the Champagne and cigars, relieved as they must have been to have their pay and expenses reinstated. There was certainly...Read more »
February 25, 2011 - The National Center for Youth Law has just issued a new report: Improving Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System-- A Review of Alameda County’s Collaborative Mental Health Court. From NCYL's announcement of the report: Study after study shows that the vast majority of youths in juvenile detention suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. Shockingly, about 2,000 teenagers are incarcerated every day simply because community mental health services are...Read more »
06/12/2013, 9:00am - 11:00am
First Five Alameda County, Alameda, CA
06/26/2013, 9:30am - 12:30pm
ILSP Classroom, Oakland, CA
Alameda County Foster Youth Alliance (FYA) | 675 Hegenberger Rd., Oakland, CA, 94621 | 510-387-7518 | info@fosteryouthalliance.org
