Check out resources and opportunities from Family Voices and our partners. Resources from Family Voices’ policy team are in both English and Spanish, with more languages in development. Partner resources are mainly in English.
Call for Sponsors – 2026 Family Voices Leadership Conference: Family Voices is still accepting sponsorships for our 2026 conference, themed “Our Voices, Our Stories: Centering Children and Families in Systems of Care.” The conference includes sessions on policy leadership for families, youth, and professionals working to improve systems that serve families. Learn more at www.familyvoices.org/FVLC2026.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSCHN) Webpage: The AAP launched a new webpage dedicated to CYSHCN. The page outlines key programs, activities, and initiatives designed to support CYSHCN. It offers practical resources, tools and strategies for physicians, health care clinicians, public health professionals, and families to improve systems and supports for children/youth with disabilities, chronic conditions, and medical complexity.
Center for Health Care Strategies
- Supporting Native Communities Through Medicaid-Tribal Partnerships: This blog post shares information to support state agencies and staff in building strong, mutually respectful relationships with Tribal leaders and health care providers.
- How Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Can Advance the System of Care Approach for Children and Families: This brief, developed by the Center for Health Care Strategies in partnership with the National Training & Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, & Family Mental Health and the Center for Applied Research Solutions, outlines how CCBHCs can support children’s behavioral health services within a System of Care (SOC) framework and provides recommendations for policymakers and community providers on aligning CCBHC certification criteria with SOC values and principles.
Child Trends
- Clear, Accessible Education Research Can Inform Parents’ Decisions: Child Trends’ latest resource highlights three opportunities for researches and education agency staff to better share education research and data to support parents’ involvement in their child’s education. Each takeaway is accompanied by a practical, research-informed recommendation.
- Increased Use of Extended Foster Care Allows More Young People to Benefit: Child Trends’ new article outlines the benefit of extending foster care for individuals transitioning to adulthood. The article highlights the data around extended foster care and other challenges, including barriers to accessing the program.
Family Voices Public Policy Webpage: Family Voices regularly releases new policy materials. Stay tuned to our Public Policy page to read our new resources.
- Families in all communities are impacted by the constant changes in policy. Check out our best practices in communicating policy changes with families.
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