SERVICES
STAT
Our Screening Stabilization and Transition (STAT) program provides short-term care for children and youth entering the child welfare system because of abuse or neglect, or the need to change foster homes. Located at the Alameda County Assessment Center, STAT staff help ease the transition into foster care by providing immediate support, comfort, and mental health services.
CARE FOR FOSTER YOUTH
When children and youth first enter foster care, or if they are changing foster homes, they may briefly stay with us before they go to a new home. During this time, our staff get to know the child through conversation and activities like making meals, doing arts and crafts, playing games, or doing schoolwork together. Also, a mental health provider meets with the child to find out what support is needed once the child goes to their new home.
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We continue to assist youth as they move into their new home by sharing information with their caregivers about the child’s preferences, experiences, and strengths. Staff also help connect the youth and family with other resources they might need, such as ongoing mental health services.
Our overall goal is to help children during a tumultuous time by getting to know what matters to them and meeting their immediate needs.
HOW WE WORK
While youth are at the Assessment Center, our team gets to know the child through conversation and activities like making meals, doing arts and crafts, playing games, or doing schoolwork together. Connecting and actively engaging with youth throughout their time at the Assessment Center brings stability and safety.
During the child’s stay, our clinicians meet with them to determine what supports are needed once they leave the Center. We support their transition to a new home by sharing with the caregiver the child’s preferences, experiences, and strengths help build the relationship between the child and caregiver. Ultimately, we help children adjust during a tumultuous time by getting to know what matters to them and meeting their immediate needs.
