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The California Alliance of Child and Family Services is pleased to release the following report, Underfunded and Overwhelmed: The Crisis Facing Foster Family Agencies (FFA), regarding FFA funding challenges.

We are excited to introduce the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Fact Sheet! The 988 Lifeline provides compassionate, accessible care and support for people experiencing mental health-related distress.

CalMatters article today features insights from The California Alliance's Christine Stoner-Mertz and Adrienne Shilton, stressing the importance of sustainable funding and providing quality care for most vulnerable foster youth and programs that support them.

A dynamic partnership aims to address the urgent need for non-medical personnel to recognize and respond to signs of substance misuse among youth, amidst a backdrop of soaring overdose deaths in the state

Statement from CA Alliance CEO Christine Stoner-Mertz on the passage of CA Prop 1.

California State Senator Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Corey Jackson Recognized as 2024 Legislative Awardees by California Alliance

Member organizations awarded more than $12 million in grants from DHCS & MHSOAC.

CA Racial Equity Coalition Highlights the Importance of the First Meeting of California’s Racial Equity Commission (Press Release from NextGen Policy)

California’s Vital Foster Family Agencies Are Struggling and Children Could Suffer

California Alliance of Child and Family Services Congratulates Members for DHCS Award in Behavioral Health Equity