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Family Voices is a national nonprofit led by families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and disabilities. We connect a network of family-led organizations across the United States that provide support to families of CYSHCN.
We promote partnership with youth and families at all levels of health care, from individual care to policy and decision-making, to improve policies and systems of care 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 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.
Webinar: Working Together to Protect Our Adolescents in School Environments from Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
The new school year is in full gear, and students are back in the classroom. School districts have taken steps to ensure a safe and healthy return to the classroom, but health concerns remain. The Delta variant continues to spread, and many adolescents are not...
COVID Vaccine Protects from Severe COVID, according to Lancet Study
From the Center for Infections Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) COVID-19 vaccines appeared to protect patients from severe illness leading to emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization, according to a pre-Delta (B1617.2) variant study published late last...
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