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INDIVIDUALIZED Behavioral Health and Specialized Support
FosteringConnections provides compassionate, individualized behavioral health and specialized forensic services for youth ages 12–17, adults, older adults, couples, and families throughout California. We believe effective care begins with trust, connection, dignity, and respect. Every client is recognized for their unique experiences, strengths, needs, and capacity for meaningful change.
Our services address concerns such as anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, family conflict, behavioral challenges, substance use, and other mental health needs. We also provide specialized forensic treatment and rehabilitation, pretrial consultation and support, polygraph services, community education, suicide-prevention training, Mental Health First Aid, substance-use and impaired-driving awareness, and parenting classes.
Services are available in English and Spanish and may be provided in person or virtually through secure telehealth when clinically appropriate. Flexible scheduling is offered whenever possible to reduce barriers, support consistent participation, and meet clients where they are.
What Sets FosteringConnections Apart
- Individualized care: Services are tailored to each client’s circumstances, strengths, clinical needs, cultural background, and treatment goals.
- Dignity and respect: Every individual is treated with fairness, compassion, sensitivity, and without judgment.
- Services across the lifespan: We support youth ages 12–17, adults, older adults, couples, families, caregivers, and community partners.
- English and Spanish services: Behavioral health, educational, and specialized services are available throughout California in both languages.
- Flexible service options: In-person and secure telehealth appointments are available based on clinical needs, client circumstances, and applicable program requirements.
- Evidence-informed approaches: Services may incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Informed Care, Strengths-Based Practices, Motivational Interviewing, and Relapse-Prevention Planning.
- Specialized professional experience: FosteringConnections is a California Sex Offender Management Board-certified program, incorporating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Risk-Need-Responsivity framework, Good Lives Model, and Containment Model.
- Youth-focused programming: Our dedicated Youth Program provides developmentally responsive, strengths-based, and family-focused services for adolescents ages 12–17.
- Collaborative care: With appropriate authorization, we coordinate with families, courts, attorneys, probation, parole, CPS, schools, behavioral health providers, and other community agencies.
- Commitment to our communities: Our providers live and work in the communities we serve and are invested in promoting healthier individuals, stronger families, and safer communities.
- Financial accessibility: A Sliding Fee Discount Program is available to eligible clients based on demonstrated financial need. Eligibility requirements and program limitations may apply.
Care That Meets You Where You Are
Clients may participate in personalized, couples, family, or group counseling based on their needs and treatment goals. Specialized services are also available for individuals involved with courts, community supervision, child welfare agencies, or other referral partners.
Our team works alongside each client to better understand their concerns, identify meaningful goals, strengthen healthy coping skills, and support progress over time. Whether someone is seeking behavioral health counseling, specialized treatment, family support, prevention education, or professional consultation, FosteringConnections is committed to providing responsive and respectful services throughout the process.
Begin the Conversation
Contact us to learn more about our services and determine which type of support may best fit your needs. Our team can help you understand available care options, scheduling, participation expectations, and what to expect from the service process.
OUR COMMITMENT Mission Statement
Our mission is to foster healing, accountability, and meaningful change through compassionate human connection. We provide individualized, evidence-informed behavioral health care, specialized services, and community education that honor each person’s dignity, strengths, experiences, and capacity for growth.
We empower youth, adults, couples, and families to navigate challenges, strengthen resilience, make healthier decisions, and build more hopeful futures. Through accessible services, professional collaboration, and a commitment to treating every person with respect, we work to strengthen families, support recovery, promote safer communities, and create lasting connections throughout California.
Our Vision Statement
Our vision is to become a trusted statewide leader in compassionate behavioral health care, specialized forensic services, prevention education, and family support. We envision a California where youth, adults, older adults, couples, and families can access responsive services that honor their dignity, recognize their strengths, and support their capacity for healing and meaningful change.
Through accessible services in English and Spanish, flexible in-person and secure telehealth options, evidence-informed practices, and strong community partnerships, we strive to reduce barriers to care, promote accountability and resilience, strengthen families, and contribute to healthier and safer communities.