A BETTER WAY INC

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - IN FY 2024/2025, A BETTER WAY INC. PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN, AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 0-21 IN ALAMEDA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SOLANO COUNTIES. SERVICES WERE DELIVERED WITHIN A 90-MILE SERVICE AREA TO ENSURE TIMELY ACCESS AND MEET CLIENTS WHERE THEY ARE, USING A NO WRONG DOOR, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH COORDINATED WITH COUNTY SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT SAFETY, PERMANENCY, AND WELL-BEING.A BETTER WAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS PROVIDES STRENGTH-BASED, FAMILY-DRIVEN, COLLABORATIVE, AND EVIDENCE-BASED/EVIDENCE-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 0-21. OUR TREATMENT TEAM CONSISTS OF MASTER'S LEVEL CLINICIANS SUPERVISED BY LICENSED AND DOCTORAL-LEVEL SUPERVISORS, ALONG WITH FAMILY PARTNERS AND REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS.WE OFFER PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION, PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATION TO SUPPORT BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, PLACEMENT STABILIZATION, AND PERMANENCY. SERVICES OCCUR IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS, INCLUDING OFFICES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS. OUR PROGRAMS OPERATE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTY-LED SYSTEMS, ENSURING ALIGNMENT WITH LOCAL CHILD WELFARE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

SOCIAL SERVICES - SOCIAL SERVICES - DURING 2024-25, OUR SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS CONSISTED OF 4 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH WERE THE ALAMEDA COUNTY PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (PEP) AND THE ALAMEDA COUNTY ANOTHER ROAD TO SAFETY (ARS) PROGRAM. ADDITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS INCLUDE, ALAMEDA COUNTY PARENT EDUCATION SERVICES (PES), AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PARENT PARTNER PROGRAM (SCPPP). THE PEP, PES AND SCPPP ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES NAVIGATING THE CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS. ARS IS AN EARLY INTERVENTION / DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE SERVICE FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE AT RISK OF HAVING THEIR CHILDREN REMOVED FROM THEIR CARE DUE TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT SAFETY CONCERNS. THE PES PROGRAM IS A PARENTING EDUCATION SERVICE DESIGNED TO EQUIP PARENTS INVOLVED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM WITH A VARIETY OF PARENTING SKILLS TO INCREASE THE PARENT'S CAPACITY TO BETTER MANAGE FAMILY ISSUES.FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25, THE PEP PROGRAM RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 149 FAMILIES REFERRED FOR SERVICES OF WHICH 99 FAMILIES WERE ENROLLED AND WORKING TOWARDS REUNIFICATION. PEP SUPPORTED PARENTS IN 418 CHILD FAMILY TEAM MEETINGS, FACILITATED 70 PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS WHICH INCLUDED 177 FATHERHOOD AND 711 PARENT LEADERSHIP PARTICIPANTS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO ATTENDED NUMEROUS OTHER COUNTY TEAM MEETINGS, PANELS, COMMITTEES, AND WORKGROUPS AND PROVIDED TRAININGS TO THE COMMUNITY. ARS HAD A TOTAL OF 277 FAMILIES REFERRED TO SERVICES OF WHICH 185 CASES WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. 176 OF THOSE ARS FAMILIES WERE CLOSED SUCCESSFULLY WITH GOALS MET. 121 FAMILIES RECEIVING ARS SERVICES REPORTED THEY WERE SATISFIED. SCPPP SERVED A TOTAL OF 31 FAMILIES THROUGH OUR CASE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT WHO WERE WORKING TOWARDS FAMILY REUNIFICATION. SCPPP FACILITATED 23 SUPPORT GROUPS WITH A TOTAL OF 22 PARENT LEADERSHIP PARTICIPANTS. THE PES PROGRAM SERVED 283 PARENTS AND SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED 94 PARENTS WHO COMPLETED THE CURRICULUM SERIES. 94 PARENTS REPORTED IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR PARENTING SKILLS AND OVERALL FAMILY FUNCTIONING. 94 PARENTS REPORTED THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THE CLASS INSTRUCTION THEY RECEIVED.