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Quality Youth Services: Compassionate Mental Health Care for All Ages Across Utah
Finding the right mental health provider can feel overwhelming—especially when you’re trying to support a child, teen, or family member who needs help now. Quality Youth Services (QYS) has spent nearly two decades building a reputation for accessible, evidence‑based, and deeply compassionate care for individuals and families throughout Utah. With multiple office locations and full telehealth availability, QYS makes it easier than ever for clients of all ages to receive the su
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6 days ago3 min read


Does My Teen Need Therapy? A Guide for Utah Parents
If you’ve found yourself wondering, “Does my teen need therapy?” you’re not alone. Many parents reach this question long before they get clear answers. This guide will help you understand what to look for, when to seek support, and how therapy can make a meaningful difference in your teen’s life.
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Jan 303 min read


Steps to Becoming a Foster Parent
It’s a New Year, 2026, and this is the year YOU have decided you are ready and able to think about becoming a short-term foster parent. Perhaps you just sent the last of your children off to college. Perhaps, your baby just became potty-trained, or perhaps you just retired and are looking for a way to connect and give back to your community in the most rewarding way! This article will guide you through the steps you can take to prepare for becoming a short term foster parent
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Jan 210 min read


Preparing for the Holidays: Foster Parent Edition
This article will discuss tips for foster parents during the holidays.
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Dec 3, 20256 min read


Leaving Foster Care: Preparing foster youth for a successful transition to adult living
Take just one minute and think back to when you were 18 years old and you were moving out of your parents home for the first time.
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Oct 1, 202512 min read


Cultural Sensitivity in Foster Care
Strong cultural identity contributes to mental health resilience, higher levels of social well-being, and improved coping skills.
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Sep 8, 202510 min read


Implementing Effective Consequences for Foster Youth
The goal of consequences is not to make our foster youth feel bad. Rather, the goal is to allow children to experience the results of ...
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Aug 5, 202510 min read


Effective Foster Parenting Tools to Enhance Cooperation
The parenting of teens could quite possibly be the hardest thing anyone will ever do, ever. If parenting “normal teens” is a difficult job, one could only imagine parenting teens in foster care who may be dealing with a traumatic past, mental health diagnoses and moving into a stranger’s home as an insurmountable task. That being said, people, just like you, are doing it everyday throughout the State of Utah, and Quality Youth Services foster parents are doing an excellent j
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Jul 1, 20258 min read


Pride Month: Supporting LGBTQ+ Foster Youth in Your Home
This article will help families understand how to provide a safe, supportive, and affirming home for an LGBTQ+ youth in foster care.
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Jun 3, 20259 min read


National Foster Care Month: Uplifting Minds. Strengthening Families
Quality Youth Services is a short-term foster care agency that recruits, trains, hires and supports foster parents throughout Utah.
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May 1, 20255 min read


Setting Expectations for Foster Youth
This article will explain how to set expectations for foster youth in your home.
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Apr 3, 20258 min read


Building Relationships with Foster Youth: An Evidence-Based Approach to Foster Care
Quality Youth Services uses the evidence-based treatment Foster Care program model, Together Facing the Challenge (TFTC).
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Mar 3, 20258 min read


How does Quality Youth Services Short-term Foster Care differ from Traditional Foster Care?
This article will outline how Quality Youth Services’ short-term foster care differs from Traditional Foster care in Utah.
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Jan 31, 202511 min read


Steps to Becoming a Foster Parent
It’s a New Year, 2025, and this is the year YOU have decided you are ready and able to think about becoming a short-term foster parent....
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Jan 2, 202510 min read


Preparing for the Holidays: Foster Parent Edition
This article will discuss tips for foster parents during the holidays.
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Dec 2, 20246 min read


Foster Parents Thanksgiving Tips
Thanksgiving can be a challenging time for foster youth, but foster parents can create a warm and welcoming environment by making their...
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Nov 21, 20242 min read


Leaving Foster Care: Preparing foster youth for a successful transition to adult living
Take just one minute and think back to when you were 18 years old and you were moving out of your parents home for the first time.
Admin Office
Oct 1, 202412 min read


Cultural Sensitivity in Foster Care
Strong cultural identity contributes to mental health resilience, higher levels of social well-being, and improved coping skills.
Admin Office
Sep 2, 202410 min read


Implementing Effective Consequences for Foster Youth
The goal of consequences is not to make our foster youth feel bad. Rather, the goal is to allow children to experience the results of ...
Admin Office
Aug 1, 202410 min read


Effective Parenting Tools to Enhance Cooperation
The parenting of teens could quite possibly be the hardest thing anyone will ever do, ever. If parenting “normal teens” is a difficult job,
Admin Office
Jul 2, 20248 min read
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