by Nikki Montgomery | Sep 4, 2024 | Family Voices
The Project, which started on September 1, 2024, aims to develop and advance national, state, and local/community frameworks that support a successful transition from child to adult serving systems for youth with autism and/or epilepsy who have complex health and...
by Nikki Montgomery | Jul 24, 2024 | Family Voices
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Research Network (CYSHCNet) is pleased to announce Nora Wells and John Gordon as the 2024 recipients of The Pediatric Complex Care Lifetime Achievement Award. The award celebrates...
by Nikki Montgomery | Jun 18, 2024 | Family Voices
by Coralaidee Jimenez Burgos, Family Representative with The Puerto Rico Department of Health Welcoming Felix When Felix was born, my soul was filled with joy, a love so strong it’s hard to describe. He was my lifelong dream come true. But my joy was short-lived;...
by Nikki Montgomery | May 28, 2024 | Family Voices
Families as Allies was established in Mississippi in 1992 as the state chapter of the National Federation of Families and the only statewide organization run by and for families of children with mental health challenges. We support each other and work together to make...
by Nikki Montgomery | Apr 13, 2024 | Family Voices
Greater use and better quality of language access services in the health care setting can help children and youth with special health care needs experience better health outcomes. Family Voices completed an environmental scan, with the participation of over 600...
by Nikki Montgomery | Apr 13, 2024 | Family Voices
Family Voices, in partnership with the Arc of the United States’ National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability and the Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities, just released an info brief called “Meeting the Health Care...
Encourage confidence to act with the creation of materials and guidance to equip network members to start, lead and sustain conversations to dismantle racism in healthcare of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).