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1989 |
FCSA's Youth Day Program was recognized as the
"Outstanding Alaskan Mental Health Program" of the year. |
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1991 |
FCSA received a contract from the State of Alaska to
operate one of the first Alaska Youth Initiative programs. |
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1992 |
FCSA establishes a crisis prevention program to assist
families in avoiding crises and arrange for temporary
emergency housing services for children and young adults in
crisis situation. |
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1993 |
FCSA receives a Community Care license from the State of
Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services to establish
and license foster homes throughout the state.
At the
request of the Division of Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities, FCSA takes over operation of the Alaska Youth
Initiative program in the city of Bethel, Alaska. |
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1994 |
FCSA establishes a training department to assist and
support staff and families. |
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1995 |
FCSA hired a staff psychiatrist, expanding the scope of
clinical services provided by FCSA.
FCSA spearheaded the
Alaska Youth Initiative program, providing technical
assistance to rural communities wishing to establish Rural
Initiative services.
FCSA started operation of Pathfinder services, a mental
health wraparound and intervention program. |
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1996 |
FCSA opens a respite home to provide planned care for
families with children receiving mental health services. |
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1997 |
In collaboration with the Fairbanks School District,
FCSA implements and operates an elementary school mental
health wellness program for at-risk children and their
families.
FCSA establishes the position of Parent
Advocate/Natural Support to provide advocacy for, and
assistances to families served by FCSA. |
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1998 |
FCSA is awarded the "Outstanding Social Service
Achievement Award" by the Alaska Mental Health Providers
Association. |
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1999 |
FCSA in collaboration with Delta/Greely School District
is awarded a multi-million dollar grant from the United
States Department of Education to establish and operate
Alaska's first Safe Schools/Healthy Students program. |
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2000 |
FCSA expands its Delta/Greely office from 5 to 27 staff
members to implement the substance abuse, early childhood,
and in-school mental health prevention components of the
Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant. |
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2001 |
FCSA starts operation of a nine bed Residential;
Diagnostic Treatment program in Fairbanks to serve children
ages 10 to 17.
FCSA establishes a two person Quality
Assurance Department. |
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2002 |
The Safe Schools/Healthy Students program operated by
FCSA in collaboration with the Delta/Greely School District
is recognized as a "Best Practice Program" by the State of
Alaska, Integrated Quality Assurance Steering Committee.
FCSA implements an employee retirement plan.
Services provided at FCSA's respite home are expanded to
include 24 hour therapeutic transitional living for children
waiting for foster home placement and the facility is
renamed the Transitional Respite Home. |
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2003 |
FCSA opens its
first Therapeutic Family Home for boys ages 12 to 18 |
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2004 |
FCSA opens its second Therapeutic Family Homes (TFH),
for girls ages 12 to 18.
FCSA receives accreditation from
the Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities (CARF) for it Residential Diagnostic Treatment
program.
FCSA constructs a facility and starts the Youth Education Support Services Elementary
school program to serve children grades K-6. |
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2005 |
FCSA constructs three additional Therapeutic Family
Homes, to serve: preteens ages 6 to 12, boys ages 12 to 18,
and boys with dual diagnosis ages 12 to 18.
FCSA is approved
by the State of Alaska to provide Alcohol Drug Information
School (ADIS), "Prime for Life", classes for youth.
FCSA initiates construction of a new
facility to consolidate program operations and services. |
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2006 |
Scheduled completion of new facility to consolidate
program operations and services. |
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2007 |
Completion of Phase I of consolidated facility. FCSA
constructs one additional Therapeutic Family Home (TFH) to
serve boys ages 12 to 18. |
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2008 |
Completion of Phase II of consolidated facility. FCSA
scheduled to construct four additional Therapeutic Family
Homes in Fairbanks; and one Therapeutic Family Home in Dillingham. |
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2009 |
FCSA scheduled to construct two Therapeutic Family Homes in
Wasilla |
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