Feb 13, 2017
The 2017 Legislative Session is under way and we hope you want to lend your voice to ensure the needs of the children and families we serve are met. After reviewing many bills by looking at what impact would be felt by the children and families involved in child...
Oct 19, 2016
This important study, published in Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is the first national large scale study to compare mental health and physical health of foster kids with the general population, including children in...
Oct 7, 2016
Family Programs Hawaii is pleased to announce the opening of the Family Strengthening Center in affiliation with the Hawaii School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University. The mission of the Center is to promote healthy development of children by...
Sep 21, 2016
Resource families tell us often that they need a list of therapists that shows the type of therapy, insurance accepted and location of therapists. Here is a good resource for that: therapists.psychologytoday.com. We have found the site to be easy to use and hope you...
Jan 31, 2016
We are happy to report that the bills we advocated for this year at the Hawaii State Legislator passed and have been signed by the governor, thus they are now law! Thank you to all who helped make a safer place for children and youth by joining us in legislative...
Jan 11, 2016
ITAO is trying something new with the Book Club this year by changing from an on-line forum to meeting in person! We will talk about our current book using questions from the DHS Alternative Verification Form, making it easy to fill in the DHS form to receive the 5.25...
