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Family Voices is a national family-led organization of families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and disabilities. We connect a network of family organizations across the United States that provide support to families of CYSHCN.
We promote partnership with families at all levels of health care–individual and policy decision-making levels—in order to improve health care services and policies for children.
Do you have a child or teen who has special health care needs or disabilities? Find support in your local community.
¿Tiene un niño o adolescente que tiene necesidades especiales de salud o discapacidades? Haga clic aquí para buscar ayuda.
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Family Voices News
Washington Update October 6, 2021
As the dust settles from last week’s race to end-of-September deadlines, is anything more clear as we begin October on the Hill? No, not really! Read the full issue here
National Healthcare Transition Resource Center for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Funded to Bring Needed Transition Services to Youth and Young Adults
Lexington, MA (September 30, 2021) — Family Voices is pleased to announce that we have received a new five-year funding award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, to support a National Healthcare Transition...
Washington Update September 30, 2021
Reconciliation and Infrastructure As of this morning, the infrastructure bill will move ahead to vote in the House by Thursday. Earlier this summer, the agreement among Democratic leaders was to move the votes for the infrastructure and reconciliation bills together...
New Dashboard Shows School Mask Mandates, Policy and Legislation by State. Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities.
The Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities has released a new dashboard that tracks school mask mandates, policy and legislation by state. As schools have started back in-person and as we continue to see the spread of COVID-19, this tool is...
CDC supports booster vaccine for health care workers, teachers and other workers at risk.
In a highly unusual decision, the C.D.C. director, Rochelle Walensky, reversed a move by agency advisers and endorsed additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for health care workers, teachers and other workers at risk. Read More Here.
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