Promoting Equitable Access to Language Services for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)

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Promoting Equitable Access to Language Services for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)

Project Overview

This project’s goal is to improve the quality and use of language access services in the healthcare setting for families with limited English proficiency. Family Voices and our partners at the American Academy of Pediatrics will work alongside families with lived experience to develop educational tools and strategies for families, community health workers, and healthcare providers to improve the way they use language-access services.

The Law

The legal foundation for language access states:  The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Provisions of this civil rights act forbade discrimination because of sex, as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing.

Health care setting: Title VI of the act prevents discrimination by programs and activities that receive federal funds, including hospitals and other health care facilities.

We have translated this project’s web pages to multiple languages. Use the buttons below to select a language.

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Project Leadership

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Partners

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Glossary

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Project Advisory Committee

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Resources

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"My Language, My Care" course for families

Environmental Scan Report

Citation: Family Voices (2024). Promoting Equitable Access to Language Services for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Environmental Scan Report. https://familyvoices.org/languageaccess/
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Executive Summary

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Environmental Scan Report

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Our Vision

All children, youth, and families, especially those with special health care needs and disabilities, experience their best health and quality of life.

Our Mission

Family Voices is a family-led organization that transforms systems of care to work better for all children and youth, especially those with special health care needs or disabilities. By putting families at the forefront and centering their leadership and lived expertise, we build a culture that includes everyone and fosters equitable outcomes.

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To donate by mail, your check payable to Family Voices can be mailed to us at:
Family Voices
561 Virginia Rd.
Bldg. 4, Suite 300
Concord, MA 01742

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