Terms and Definitions

Terms and Definitions

“We are not broken. Dominant culture and capitalism want us to believe that if we consume or purchase certain things we will feel whole. We are whole, and part of our work toward collective liberation is remembering our collective wholeness and that we are...
Rest Leaders

Rest Leaders

Rest Leaders Adriana Adelé, she/they, is a yoga facilitator and an advocate for collective well-being who studies and shares yoga as a practice of liberation. Through yoga, Adriana holds space for intentional movement, deep rest, disruption of toxic dominant...
Sleep and Rest

Sleep and Rest

Sleep and Rest Why is Sleep Important? The Difference Between Sleep and Rest Black Americans and Sleep: The Connection between Sleep, Rest, and Health Disparities in the Black Community Learn...
Rest in Practice

Rest in Practice

Rest in Practice A rest practice is not built overnight. It takes time to cultivate. There is no wrong way to rest, the key is developing a consist practice. Listen to Yetta Myrick, FamU Co-Lead, in conversation with her yoga teacher, Adriana Adelé, as they talk about...

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With families at the center of health care, all children and youth reach their full potential and health disparities are eliminated.

Our Mission

Family Voices is a national organization and grassroots network of families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs and disabilities that promotes partnership with families—including those of cultural, linguistic and geographic diversity—in order to improve health care services and policies for children.

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